Yes good thing you did get it checked Captain127 and although neglected fractures don't all go as bad as is the case with dano 75 (worst case scenario, but not uncommon), he gives good advice. Yes better awareness in football would be good it is an injury that isn't confined to one contact sport. Any younger person who has sustained a hyperextension injury to the wrist such as a high impact fall on an oustretched hand should be screened for a scaphoid fracture from the start and certainly investigated further whn symptoms persist. So thanks Dano

Finally we should thank our physio student here for having the knowlwdge and doing the homework for raising it with you on the first place. Well done Sarah Kelly!