<prompt> Which is the most commonly fractured carpal bone?HamateLunateScaphoidCapitates  <response>: Ans. C ScaphoidRef: BDC, 6th ed. vol. 1 pg. 26 The scaphoid is a BOAT SHAPED carpal bone and has a tubercle in its lateral side. Scaphoid bone is the most commonly fractured carpal bone. Lunate crescent shaped is the 2nd most commonly fractured carpal bone. Scaphoid fracture is usually caused by a fall on an outstretched hand with the weight landing on the palm. Scaphoid bone forms the floor of the anatomical snuffbox. It articulates with the following bones: radius, lunate, capitate, trapezium, and trapezoid. 