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Triquetral fracture associated with hamate dislocation: a case report
W Wanadurongwan1, S Sakkarnkosol
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Physical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mahidol University, Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.
Bulletin of the Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopaedic Institute
|January 1, 1990
Abstract:
A case of hamate dislocation associated with triquetral fracture is presented. No other carpal or metacarpal injury was involved. The mechanism of injury was volar flexion and ulnar deviation. An attempt at closed treatment failed because the proximal tip of the hamate was incarcerated between the triquetral fragments. Open reduction, K-wire fixation, and casting were done. The patient was able to use her hand nearly normally 12 weeks postoperatively.