Watson H K, Ashmead D, Makhlouf M V
Connecticut Combined Hand Service, Hartford Hospital.
J Hand Surg Am. 1988 Sep;13(5):657-60. doi: 10.1016/s0363-5023(88)80118-7.
Scaphoid manipulation is an important part of the examination of the wrist. The "scaphoid shift" is a maneuver that is helpful in assessing scaphoid stability and in identifying scaphoid and periscaphoid pathology. The anatomic basis of the maneuver is explained and its performance and interpretation discussed.