Osseous Scaphotrapezial Coalition

Osseous Scaphotrapezial Coalition

Osseous scaphotrapezial coalition is one of the rarest forms of carpal coalition of the hand. Often discovered incidentally, pain and functional limitation have not been reported. Carpal coalitions occurring across the carpal rows are thought to occur as a result of some insult or congenital anomaly...

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Published in:Case reports in radiology Vol. 2015; no. 2015; pp. 1 - 3
Main Authors: Weathers, William M., Beckmann, Nicholas, Spence, Susanna C.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 01-01-2015
Hindawi Limited
Subjects:
African Americans
Case Report
Emergency medical care
Fractures
Pain
Patients
Trauma
Wrist
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Summary:Osseous scaphotrapezial coalition is one of the rarest forms of carpal coalition of the hand. Often discovered incidentally, pain and functional limitation have not been reported. Carpal coalitions occurring across the carpal rows are thought to occur as a result of some insult or congenital anomaly. Isolated scaphotrapezial coalition calls into question the traditional thinking that fusion between the proximal and distal carpal rows must be acquired or associated with congenital syndromes.
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Academic Editor: Yoshito Tsushima
ISSN:2090-6862
2090-6870
DOI:10.1155/2015/345351