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Review
. 2010 Sep;468(9):2553-5.
doi: 10.1007/s11999-010-1261-4.

Fractures in brief: scaphoid fractures

Thomas Tysver  1 , Andrew Jawa
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Review

Fractures in brief: scaphoid fractures

Thomas Tysver et al. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2010 Sep.
No abstract available

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Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
The scaphoid has a palmar and dorsal blood supply. The superficial branch of the radial artery gives off a palmar scaphoid branch that only supplies the distal pole. The dorsal carpal branch of the radial artery gives off a dorsal scaphoid branch, which is the major blood supply to the scaphoid, supplying the distal and proximal poles. The proximal pole relies on retrograde interosseous flow. br. = branch; a. = artery (Reprinted with permission from Andrew Jawa).
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