A summary of the SWIFFT study which finds that for a scaphoid waist fracture of the wrist, a plaster cast should be used first and if the fracture doesn't heal it should be fixed with a screw.

A scaphoid fracture involves a break of one of the bones on the thumb side of the wrist. The scaphoid bone plays a role in the ability to move the wrist joint. There are surgical and nonsurgical ...