Classification of scaphoid fracture according to Herbert and Fischer.
Type | Type description |
Type A | Avulsion fracture or only cortical bone affected |
Type B | Longitudinal/transverse fracture:
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Type C | Multi-fragment fracture |
Type D | Pseudarthrosis (impaired fracture healing with the development of a false joint):
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Classification of scaphoid fracture according to Krimmer following Herbert (see above), taking into account the computed tomography findings.
Type | Type description |
Type A | Stable fractures |
A1 | Tubercle fractures |
A2 | Undislocated fractures with transverse process in the middle or distal third |
Type B | Unstable fractures |
B1 | Long oblique fractures |
B2 | Dislocated or gaping fractures |
B3 | Fractures of the proximal third |
B4 | Transscaphoid perilunate dislocation fracture |