A 30-year-old woman who had an otherwise unremarkable medical history presented with a 1-year history of right wrist pain. The pain had started when she sustained a forward fall onto her right hand; it worsened when she moved the wrist or used that hand to lift or carry objects and was relieved with rest of the hand and wrist.
Physical examination revealed no external deformity. A ganglion cyst, 4 mm in diameter, was noted on the right dorsal wrist. Range of motion testing results were normal in both wrists. A scaphoid shift test was performed on both wrists; a positive result was seen on the right side.
Anteroposterior (AP) (left) and lateral (right) x-ray films obtained 1 year after the patient’s fall are provided here.
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