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Created page with "<section begin="traumatology" />The most commonly injured carpal bone is the scaphoid. '''Scaphoid fractures''' are common, especially in young. They occur due to fall on outstretched hand, and are classified according to Herbert. Symptoms include swelling, pain, and tenderness of the anatomical snuffbox. These fractures are not always visible on x-ray acutely, and so conservative treatment is usually performed despite x-ray evidence if the clinical suspicion is high, to..."