A 40-year-old woman has wrist pain after a fall on an outstretched hand. Initial wrist radiographs are normal, but she has marked tenderness in the

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A 40-year-old woman has wrist pain after a fall on an outstretched hand. Initial wrist radiographs are normal, but she has marked tenderness in the anatomic snuffbox. Which of the following is the most appropriate next step?

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Thumb spica immobilization with repeat imaging

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Immediate return to sports

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Oral antibiotics

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Carpal tunnel steroid injection

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Reassurance and no follow-up

Occult scaphoid fracture — ABFM Board MCQ

A 40-year-old woman has wrist pain after a fall on an outstretched hand. Initial wrist radiographs are normal, but she has marked tenderness in the anatomic snuffbox. Which of the following is the most appropriate next step?