The scapho-capitate fracture syndrome is a rare but severe injury of the carpus. It is characterized by a rotation of the proximal fragment of the capitate bone of 90 or 180 degrees and a fracture of the navicular bone in the intermediate third. This injury is caused by a fall on the outstretched and dorsiflected hand. The scapho-capitate fracture syndrome was firstly described in 1956 by Fenton. There are 31 cases described in literature but none of these involves both hands. Here we describe the first case of scapho-capitate fracture syndrome in both hands, in a 21 year old woman who jumped out of a window with suicidal intentions. She was treated operatively by Herbert-screws and K-wires.
With the case of a 25 year old patient we will report of a rare injury, the isolated body fracture of a triquetrum bone. This kind of injury often happens in dorsalflected and ulnarducted hand position because of the anatomical position of the triquetral bone. The therapy of choice is conservative treatment with a volar splint for three to six weeks. Operation is only necessary in case of dislocation of a fragment [4]. Complications as an aseptic necrosis of a fragment is not reported. We found only one case of a pseudarthrosis [5]. Even in our case occurred a complete healing of the bone and a complete functional remission.
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