The carpus consists of a row of bones closer to the body and a row closer to the fingers. These include the scaphoid bone (Os scaphoideum), the moon bone (Os lunatum), the triangular bone (Os triquetrum) and the large and small polygonal bone (Os trapezium and trapezoideum), the capitate bone (Os capitatum), the hooked leg … Physiotherapy for a carpal fracture
How long does the healing take? Depending on the type of fracture and the chosen treatment, the time until complete healing and until the hand is fully usable again varies. Due to the rather poor blood circulation of the wrist, healing is expected to be rather slow, in about 10% of cases even a so-called … How long does the healing take? | Physiotherapy for a carpal fracture
Plaster or splint? The difference between a splint and a classic plaster is that there are plaster splints and plastic splints, depending on the injury and the demands on the material. The advantages of a closed plaster cast, for example, are that it restricts freedom of movement even more than a splint, it is somewhat … Plaster or splint? | Physiotherapy for a carpal fracture
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 … Pain | Physiotherapy for a carpal fracture
