The Unintended Off-road Experience

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A moderate amount of soft-tissue swelling is evident. There is also a fracture of the distal radius and an avulsion fracture of the triquetrum. The latter is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone after the scaphoid. Triquetral fractures usually result from a hyperflexion injury.

The patient’s wrist was immobilized in a splint, and referral to a hand surgeon was coordinated.