- Discussion:
- frx usually is not widely displaced, and healing is generally prompt
if immobilization in a plaster gaunlet is maintained for 6-8 wks;
- frx of distal third heal in approx 6-8 weeks;
- if x-rays fail to clearly demonstrate trabeculae crossing site of
frx, CT scan along axis of carpal scaphoid is performed;
- Vascular Supply to Distal Scaphoid:
- tubercle & distal 20-30 % of scaphoid are supplied by palmar vessels;
- in few specimens, two or three vessels enter tip of tubercle & penetrate
the scaphoid as far as waist;
