Dual Intra-Articular Fracture of the Body and Hook of Hamate: A Delayed Presentation

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 i...

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Main Authors: Eimear Phoenix, John Mahon, Robert M. Kenyon, Rafal Pajda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/6774826
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author Eimear Phoenix
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description 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).
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spelling doaj-art-74ce1fbd50c64da783c9adbd8bb7f4ef2025-08-20T02:07:20ZengWileyCase Reports in Surgery2090-69192022-01-01202210.1155/2022/6774826Dual Intra-Articular Fracture of the Body and Hook of Hamate: A Delayed PresentationEimear Phoenix0John Mahon1Robert M. Kenyon2Rafal Pajda3Midland Regional Hospital TullamoreMidland Regional Hospital TullamoreMidland Regional Hospital TullamoreMidland Regional Hospital TullamoreFractures 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).http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/6774826
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title Dual Intra-Articular Fracture of the Body and Hook of Hamate: A Delayed Presentation
title_full Dual Intra-Articular Fracture of the Body and Hook of Hamate: A Delayed Presentation
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title_short Dual Intra-Articular Fracture of the Body and Hook of Hamate: A Delayed Presentation
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