Dual Intra-Articular Fracture of the Body and Hook of Hamate: A Delayed Presentation. (14th February 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Phoenix, Eimear; Mahon, John; Kenyon, Robert M.; Pajda, Rafal
• Other Names: Kawaguchi Yoshiharu Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Case reports in surgery. Volume 2022(2022)
• Publication Date: 2022-02-14
• Subjects: Surgery -- Periodicals; Surgery -- Case studies -- Periodicals; Surgical Procedures, Operative; General Surgery; Surgery; Electronic journals; Periodicals; Case studies; Periodicals; Case Reports; Fulltext; Internet Resources; Periodicals; 617
• DOI: 10.1155/2022/6774826
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2090-6900

Abstract

Abstract : Fractures of the hamate bone are an unusual clinical entity. Dual fractures involving both the body and the hook of the hamate are even more unique, with only two previous cases described in the literature, to our knowledge. Clinicians are often unfamiliar with the presenting signs of this unusual injury, and subsequently, diagnosis is often delayed or missed entirely. We describe the case of a 19-year-old male who sustained an intra-articular body of hamate fracture with an ipsilateral hook of hamate fracture in his dominant hand. He presented 10 days following the initial injury and was managed with open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF).