A 40-year-old male presented with a chief complaint of pain in the right dominant wrist. Two months prior to presentation, he sustained an injury to the right wrist while protecting himself with extended right upper extremity upwards from a heavy object falling from a high place. Initially, he did not seek any treatment despite the immediate severe pain. However, symptoms of the injured wrist, including swelling and pain increased over time. Examination Examination of the right wrist revealed generalized swelling, diffuse tenderness, limited range of motion, at the wrist and an abnormal bony prominence in the palmar aspect of the scaphoid.
The function of the fingers was unimpaired. There was no sign of neurovascular injury. Radiological findings Radiographs of wrist showed an isolated palmar dislocation of the scaphoid and there were no abnormal findings in other carpal bones. These…
