FESSH prep Wrist trauma Carpal bone fracture and scaphocapitate syndrome
Capitate fractures
Regarding capitate fractures, which of the following statements are true?
1.Capitate fractures are the most common type of carpal bone fracture.
2.Isolated capitate fractures are more common than capitate fractures occurring in association with other carpal injuries.
3.Most capitate waist fractures heal without proximal-pole avascular necrosis; in the Mayo Clinic series of 53 capitate fractures, only one patient developed proximal-pole avascular necrosis.
4.Non-displaced capitate fractures can typically be managed conservatively with short-arm cast immobilisation.
5.The scaphocapitate (Fenton) syndrome consists of concurrent fractures of the scaphoid and capitate with 90° to 180° rotation of the proximal capitate fragment in the sagittal plane.
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