The scaphoid is the most common carpal bone to fracture. Nondisplaced scaphoid fractures can be missed when initial X-rays are read as normal and/or the injury is believed to be a wrist sprain. As ...

From the Bone and Joint Department of the Lahey Clinic, Boston. Haggart — Chief of Bone and Joint Service, Lahey Clinic, Boston. For record and address of author see "This Week's Issue," page 1179.

From the Bone and Joint Department of the Lahey Clinic, Boston. Haggart — Chief of Bone and Joint Service, Lahey Clinic, Boston. For record and address of author see "This Week's Issue," page 1179.

On the 30th, in a game against the Hanwha Eagles in Daejeon, Samsung Lions outfielder Park Seung-kyu was hit on the thumb of his right hand by a pitch from the opposing pitcher, and the initial ...