Palpation of the scaphoid in anatomic snuffbox

A good method for evaluating the body of the scaphoid is to gently bring the patient’s wrist into ulnar deviation and slight volar flexion, and then, palpate the anatomic snuffbox. The snuffbox lies between the extensor pollicis longus tendon medially and extensor pollicis brevis and abductor pollicis longus tendons laterally.