Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1928;10:284-289.
© 1928 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
BIPARTITE CARPAL SCAPHOID
DONALD M. FAULKNER M.D.1
1 The McGuire Clinic and Sheltering Arms Free Hospital
1. Bipartite carpal scaphoid, with cartilaginous surfaces between the two fragments, does occur.
2. This abnormal joint may be the seat of arthritis.
3. The importance of a knowledge of this anomalous development of the scaphoid to the roentgenologist and to the surgeon is obvious.