Diagnostic imaging for fracture of the hook of the hamate
1Hand Surgery Division, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nagoya University School of Medicine, 65 Tsurimaicho, Showaku, Nagoya 446-8550, Japan.
Abstract:
We experienced 16 patients with a fracture of the hook of the hamate. The routine posteroanterior view raised the suspicion of fracture in four of 13 patients (31%), the carpal tunnel view showed the actual fractures in six of 14 patients (43%), and the supine oblique radiographic view of the wrist showed fractures in eight of ten patients (80%). Computed tomography corroborated the fracture in all eight patients (100%). Computerized tomography proved most useful for accurate diagnosis of fracture of the hook of the hamate.
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