Wrist Anatomy Diagram

Among the common ways are falls, traumas, and sports injuries.

Depending on the injury and its severity, wrist injuries can take as little as 2 weeks to heal and as long as 2 months or even longer.

There are multiple mnemonics one can use, such as "Straight Line to Pinky, Here Comes the Thumb" and "Some Lovers Try Positions That They Cannot Handle". The first letters of these mnemonics refer to the following carpal bones: scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum, pisiform, trapezium, trapezoid, capitate, and hamate.