A 20 year old man fell on an outstretched hand and later had pain in the anatomic snuff box area of hand. What is the deformity in this person. The x - ray after the fall is given below:
(A) Scaphoid - lunate fracture (B) Distal radius fracture (C) Ulnar fracture (D) Scaphoid fracture
(D) * This is a case of FOOSH (fall on out-stretched hand). X - ray image shows fracture of scaphoid.* Overall most common of FOOSH is colle's fracture. It is common in elderly.* Common in FOOSH occurring in young adult is scaphoid fracture * Common in FOOSH occurring in children is supracondylar of humerus * Pain on anatomical snuffbox signifies scaphoid fracture