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==Imaging==
==Imaging==
*Obtain x-rays in partial supination or carpal tunnel view (removes overlap w/ triquetrum)
*Obtain x-rays in partial supination or carpal tunnel view (removes overlap w/ triquetrum)
[[File:Pisiform_Fracture.jpg|thumb|Pisiform fracture]]


==Differential Diagnosis==
==Differential Diagnosis==
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==Management==
==Management==
*Compression dressing or splint in 30 degrees of flexion w/ ulnar deviation
*Compression dressing or splint in 30 degrees of flexion w/ ulnar deviation
==Images==
[[File:Pisiform_Fracture.jpg]]


==See Also==
==See Also==

Revision as of 12:13, 18 November 2014

Background

  • Occurs via fall onto hypothenar eminence
  • Must exclude injury to ulnar nerve/artery (pisiform forms bony wall of Guyon canal)

Clinical Features

  • Localized tenderness on the pisiform itself

Imaging

  • Obtain x-rays in partial supination or carpal tunnel view (removes overlap w/ triquetrum)
Pisiform fracture

Differential Diagnosis

Carpal fractures

AP view

Management

  • Compression dressing or splint in 30 degrees of flexion w/ ulnar deviation

See Also

Wrist Fracture

Source

  • Tintinalli