Pain

Pain occurs mainly directly after a fall or accident. When the wrist is moved or pressure is applied, it can be intensified and already indicates relatively reliably an injury to the wrist or wrist root. In particular, pain when pressure is applied to the space between the index finger and thumb (tabatiere) is a relatively safe indication of a fracture of the scaphoid.

Wound pain in the days after the operation is completely normal and is usually alleviated in hospital by painkillers. At the beginning, pain is also expected during wrist movements due to the swelling and the muscles and tendons that were pushed aside during the operation. If these symptoms disappear after 6

Summary

With a carpal fracture, the scaphoid bone (Os scaphoideum) is affected in most cases. Depending on whether the fragments are exactly on top of each other or have shifted, the fracture can be treated without surgery with a plaster splint or surgically. The time to complete healing is between 6 and 10 weeks, depending on the findings.

The carpal bones are relatively poorly supplied with blood, so healing tends to take somewhat longer than with other bones and complications are possible, such as the formation of a false joint or a chronic pain syndrome. Therefore, the wrist should not be strained too early. The affected tendons and muscles as well as the wrists can be effectively mobilized and strengthened during physiotherapy as soon as the fracture has healed.

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