A scaphoid fracture is a break of the scaphoid bone in the hand, which sits on the inside of the wrist. It is one of the most common fractures of the carpal bones.

Modify your positioning. To relieve carpal tunnel pain, reduce the pressure on the median nerve. To do this, avoid sustained wrist flexion positions or time spent at a computer (if/when possible).

2. Carpal boss Short for a carpometacarpal boss, a carpal boss occurs when there is an overgrowth of the carpal bones in the wrist. The overgrowth results in a firm lump on the back of the wrist.

A triquetral fracture happens when you break or crack the triquetrum, one of the 8 small carpal bones that form a part of your wrist. ‌Falling on an outstretched hand is the most common cause of ...

An analysis of two theropod dinosaur fossils has shown that they had a type of carpal bone (pisiform) in their wrists—a bone considered important to flight in birds. This discovery by a team of ...