Which of the following statements are is/are not TRUE?: (A) Edema and tenderness over the anatomical snuff box is pathognomonic features of fracture of The scaphoid, (B) Normally the radial styloid is 1/2 inches lower than the ulnar, (C) Dinner fork deformity is the characteristic of colles fracture, (D) Scaphoid fracture is common in the age group > 30 years
Answer is D. Scaphoid fracture is most commonly seen in males between the ages of 15 and 30, not more than 30 years. All other given statements are correct. Ref: Rockwood & Green's fracture in Adults 6/e, Page 864-82; Apley's 8/e, Page 623-25; Tachdjian's Pediatrics Ohopedics 3/e, Page 2246-50.