3rd most common carpal bone injury (following scaphoid and lunate fractures)
Mechanism of injury
Avulsion fracture: Twisting motion of hand that is suddenly resisted
Body fracture: Direct trauma (commonly accompanied by lunate/perilunate dislocations)
Avulsion fracture: Twisting motion of hand that is suddenly resisted
Body fracture: Direct trauma (commonly accompanied by lunate/perilunate dislocations)
Triquetrum fracture
Scaphoid fracture
Jefferson fracture
Lunate fracture
Torus fracture
Capitate fracture
Pisiform fracture
Trapezium fracture