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The secondary objectives were to determine morbidity and patient experiences of those without fracture on MRI.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>This is a cohort study with retrospective case note review and a written follow-up questionnaire conducted in a South of England emergency department soft tissue review clinic.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>214 limited extremity MRIs were performed between January 2006 and July 2008 for suspected scaphoid injury. 152 participants were included in the study. 122 (80%) MRIs showed no fracture. In 72 (47%), there were no traumatic findings. The most significant finding in 33 (22%) was bony bruising and joint oedema in 17 (11%). One (0.9%) clinically important injury was missed. There was significant morbidity in those with normal MRIs. Worst-case scenario analysis shows that at least 12.5% of patients with a normal MRI still had symptoms and 14% still had abnormal function a year or more after injury.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title><jats:p>This study shows that limited extremity MRI can safely exclude clinically important injury. 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