I had a query scaiphoid fracture original X-ray clear but clinical symptoms present 2 week follow up clear was told to gradually reduce wearing of splint however since doing so I have now got increased pain at base of thumb area , aching and occasional pins and needles . Is there a chance it may still be broken if X-rays did not pick it up?
Hello, I have studied your case. Scaphoid fractures are difficult to unite. If you are still having pain in wrist than I would recommend you to get CT scan of the wrist to see if there is still fracture non-union. If there is non-union than you might need surgery to take care of this fracture. I would recommend you to not delay this as there are chances of avascular necrosis of the scaphoid leading to wrist arthritis.  I hope this answer will be useful for you. Let me know if there is any other follow-up questions. Thanks