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Scaphoid (Navicular) Fractures
Symptoms and Signs of Scaphoid Fractures
The radial side of the wrist is swollen and tender. If patients have these symptoms, scaphoid fracture should be considered. More specific signs include Pain during axial compression of the thumb Pain during wrist supination against resistance Particularly tenderness in the anatomic snuffbox during ulnar wrist deviation The anatomic snuffbox is palpated just distal to the radius between the extensor pollicis longus, extensor pollicis brevis, and abductor pollicis longus tendons. 