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Diagnostic Approach for Suspected Scaphoid Fractures in Children

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Scaphoid fractures in children are rare injuries. A complete scaphoid waist fracture in a 13-year-old boy after fall on the extended wrist is reported. Following early diagnosis by MRI, the fracture healed uneventful with conservative treatment. The appropriate diagnostic approach and the advantages of MRI for suspected scaphoid fractures in children are discussed.

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  1. Department of Trauma and Hand Surgery, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany

    Tim T. Lögters MD, Wolfgang Linhart, Joachim Windolf & Michael Schädel-Höpfner

  2. Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Düsseldorf, Germany

    Dominique Schubert

  3. Department of Trauma and Hand Surgery, University Hospital, Moorenstraße 5, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany

    Tim T. Lögters MD

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Correspondence to Tim T. Lögters MD.

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Lögters, T.T., Linhart, W., Schubert, D. et al. Diagnostic Approach for Suspected Scaphoid Fractures in Children. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg 34, 131–134 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00068-007-7037-1

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