Posttraumatic scaphoid osteonecrosis

Case contributed by Roberto Schubert
Diagnosis probable

Presentation

Fall on the hand 3 months earlier. Snuffbox tenderness. Radiographs at that time reportedly normal.

Patient Data

Age: 20
Gender: Male

Focal prolonged relaxation times at the proximal pole of the scaphoid bone.

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