Journal of Urgent Care Medicine

Urgent Care Management of Scaphoid Fracture

Naushair Hussain, DO; Shahmeer Hussain, DO; Clinton A. Hartz, MD Urgent Message: Scaphoid fractures most frequently occur at the mid aspect, or “waist,” of the scaphoid, and require about 10 weeks of prolonged immobilization before slow return to normal function. Such fractures have high risk of complications and subsequent chronic pain and/or disability if not appropriately immobilized. Citation: Hussain N, Hussain S, Hartz C. Urgent Care Management of Scaphoid Fracture. J Urgent Care Med. 2024; …

Wrist Pain After Tripping and Falling

A 35-year-old woman presents to an urgent care center with severe right wrist pain after a fall onto her outstretched hand after tripping on the sidewalk. She has significant pain throughout the range of motion as well as at rest. She has minimal numbness of the fingers. She has no other visible injuries, and on questioning, she reports that she has no elbow, shoulder, head, or neck pain. View the image taken (Figure 1) and …

Wrist Pain in an Adult After a Fall

A 62-year-old woman presents with left wrist pain that began after she fell onto her outstretched left hand earlier in the morning while walking her dog. She has wrist pain throughout the range of motion, as well as some pain in her hand. She sustained no injuries to her head or neck, and she has no head pain, neck pain, chest pain, or shortness of breath.