The scaphoid contributes to the stability of the midcarpus as it articulates distally with the trapezium and the trapezoid.
He suffered a mild concussion and a fractured scaphoid bone in his right wrist and was placed on the disabled list.
The transverse carpal ligament is a wide ligament that runs across the hand, from the scaphoid bone to the hamate bone and pisiform.
The injury is typically caused by compression of the scaphoid bone of the hand against the styloid process of the distal radius.
The capitate, lunate, hamate and triquetrum are bounded together in this procedure and the scaphoid is excised.
The lateral surface is flat and narrow, with a crescentic facet for articulation with the scaphoid.
The procedure is usually performed due to wrist arthritis or to scaphoid collapse.
Arterial flow to the scaphoid enters via the distal pole and travels to the proximal pole.
