FOOSH injury with snuffbox tenderness, suspected scaphoid fracture
Recommended: X-ray Wrist 4 views (scaphoid); MRI if X-ray negative is the preferred imaging study for foosh injury with snuffbox tenderness, suspected scaphoid fracture. Up to 30% of scaphoid fractures missed on initial X-ray.
Recommended study
X-ray Wrist 4 views (scaphoid); MRI if X-ray negative
Up to 30% of scaphoid fractures missed on initial X-ray. MRI within 1 week if clinical suspicion remains.