Snapshot A 28-year-old man trips while running and lands on his outstretched left hand. He experiences immediate-onset, severe left wrist pain and inability to flex or extend his wrist. On exam, he has point tenderness dorsally over the anatomic snuffbox. A radiograph of his left wrist demonstrates a fracture of the proximal pole of the scaphoid. Introduction Clinical definition login to view 2 more bullets Epidemiology Incidence login to view 1 more bullet Demographics login to view 2 more bullets Etiology Fall from standing height on an outstretched hand High-energy trauma is less common Pathoanatomy login to view 21 more bullets Associated conditions login to view 2 more bullets Presentation Symptoms login to view 1 more bullet Physical exam login to view 3 more bullets Imaging Radiography login to view 8 more bullets Computerized tomography (CT) login to view 6 more bullets Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) login to view 6 more bullets Differential Distal radius fracture login to view 2 more bullets Wrist sprain login to view 1 more bullet Treatment Non-operative login to view 4 more bullets Operative login to view 7 more bullets Complications Avascular necrosis login to view 1 more bullet Non-union Scaphoid non-union advanced collapse (SNAC) login to view 1 more bullet Prognosis Favorable login to view 1 more bullet Unfavorable login to view 2 more bullets