Concurrent fractures of the ipsilateral scaphoid and radial head. Report of four cases.

Simultaneous Fractures of the Scaphoid, Proximal and Distal End of the Radius: A Case Report

“…3 Because of these, the scaphoid fracture is sometimes missed or diagnosed late, and inappropriate treatment may be prescribed. 4 In our patient, we noticed the fracture of the scaphoid, distal end radius and radial head at the initial visit. Therefore the course of treatment was uneventful.…”

The Incidence of Simultaneous Fractures of the Scaphoid and Radial Head

“…All five radial head fractures were minor and there were no other injuries. Funk et al (1988) found four radial head fractures in 247 patients with scaphoid fractures. All these injuries had resulted from a fall onto the outstretched hand, no other injuries had been sustained and all the fractures were diagnosed on initial presenta- tion.…”

“…There are reports of other associated fractures, including the capitate, trapezium, lunate, triquetrum, metacarpals, phalanges, humerus, ulna and the shaft and head of the radius (Anderson, 1987;Dickinson and Shannon, 1944;Hodgkinson et al, 1985;Hove, 1994;Moller, 1983). Agoropoulos et al (1973) and Funk and Wood (1988) have reported cases of combined ipsilateral scaphoid and radial head fractures, but neither determined the incidence of this pattern of injury.…”