Simplified dorsal approach to fracture of the hamate hook with percutaneous fixation with screws
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Creating Rigidly Stabilized Fractures for Assessing Intramembranous Ossification, Distraction Osteogenesis, or Healing of Critical Sized Defects
Published on: April 11, 2012
Mitsuhiko Nanno1, Takuya Sawaizumi, Hiromoto Ito
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Musashikosugi Hospital, Kawasaki, Japan. nanno-mi@ga2.so-net.ne.jp
Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery
|February 18, 2010
Abstract:
We present a new method for treating a fracture of the hook of the hamate with a percutaneous screw using a dorsal approach. Through this small incision, the fracture may be fixed easily and safely while avoiding damage to the blood supply of the hamate and the surrounding soft tissue.
