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Various investigations exist but MRI has been suggested as effective in diagnosing these injuries early.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Aim<\/jats:title><jats:p>To determine whether early MRI in suspected occult scaphoid fractures is more clinically and cost effective than conventional management with immobilisation and reassessment.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>All patients presenting to the Emergency Department at a district general hospital with a suspected occult scaphoid fracture were randomised into two groups, MRI (early scan of the wrist, discharged if no injury) and control (reassessment in clinic).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>84 patients were randomised into MRI (45) and control (39) groups. There were no baseline differences apart from greater dominant hand injuries in the MRI group (62% (26) vs 36% (14), p=0.02). There were three (6.7%) scaphoid fractures in the MRI group and four (10.3%) in the control group (p=0.7). More fractures (15.6% (7) vs 5.1% (2), p=0.9) and other injuries were detected in the MRI group who had fewer mean clinic appointments (1.1\u00b10.5 vs 2.3\u00b10.8, p=0.001) and radiographs (1.2\u00b10.8 vs 1.7\u00b11.1, p=0.03). Mean management costs were \u00a3504.13 (MRI) and \u00a3532.87 (control) (p=0.9). The MRI group had better pain and satisfaction scores (not significant) with comparable time off work and sporting activities.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Early MRI in occult scaphoid fractures is marginally cost saving compared with conventional management and may reduce potentially large societal costs of unnecessary immobilisation. 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