Whether there is such a condition as congenital bipartite scaphoid has
long been debated. Five cases that fulfill the established criteria are
presented, supplemented by a review of roentgenograms of 17,439 hands in
which no case of bipartite scaphoid was detected. Serial sections of 196
fetal hands also failed to reveal any evidence of bipartite development of
the scaphoid. We concluded that bipartite scaphoid is of traumatic origin
and should be treated accordingly.