Stress Fracture of the Hamate Hook in a Water Polo Player
Hamate hook fractures are usually caused by direct trauma while using a tennis racket or a baseball bat. We report stress fracture of the hamate hook in a water polo player without any specific trauma. We consider that the stress fracture occurred via indirect mechanisms through the flexor tendons....
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| author | Hana Ueda Shunpei Hama Masataka Yasuda Kenta Minato Masahiro Miyashita Kishik Shin |
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| description | Hamate hook fractures are usually caused by direct trauma while using a tennis racket or a baseball bat. We report stress fracture of the hamate hook in a water polo player without any specific trauma. We consider that the stress fracture occurred via indirect mechanisms through the flexor tendons. Strong ulnar deviation of the wrist during ball release and strong grip on a ball with outstretched fingers, which are unique to water polo, were the likely causes of the stress fracture of the hamate hook. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-80be1e074d424c33860ede267fc5b8672025-02-03T06:44:19ZengWileyCase Reports in Orthopedics2090-67492090-67572019-01-01201910.1155/2019/24831422483142Stress Fracture of the Hamate Hook in a Water Polo PlayerHana Ueda0Shunpei Hama1Masataka Yasuda2Kenta Minato3Masahiro Miyashita4Kishik Shin5Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Baba Memorial Hospital, 4-244 Nishiku Hamadera Funao-cho Higashi, Sakai, Osaka 592-8555, JapanDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Baba Memorial Hospital, 4-244 Nishiku Hamadera Funao-cho Higashi, Sakai, Osaka 592-8555, JapanDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Baba Memorial Hospital, 4-244 Nishiku Hamadera Funao-cho Higashi, Sakai, Osaka 592-8555, JapanDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Baba Memorial Hospital, 4-244 Nishiku Hamadera Funao-cho Higashi, Sakai, Osaka 592-8555, JapanDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Baba Memorial Hospital, 4-244 Nishiku Hamadera Funao-cho Higashi, Sakai, Osaka 592-8555, JapanDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Baba Memorial Hospital, 4-244 Nishiku Hamadera Funao-cho Higashi, Sakai, Osaka 592-8555, JapanHamate hook fractures are usually caused by direct trauma while using a tennis racket or a baseball bat. We report stress fracture of the hamate hook in a water polo player without any specific trauma. We consider that the stress fracture occurred via indirect mechanisms through the flexor tendons. Strong ulnar deviation of the wrist during ball release and strong grip on a ball with outstretched fingers, which are unique to water polo, were the likely causes of the stress fracture of the hamate hook.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/2483142 |
| spellingShingle | Hana Ueda Shunpei Hama Masataka Yasuda Kenta Minato Masahiro Miyashita Kishik Shin Stress Fracture of the Hamate Hook in a Water Polo Player Case Reports in Orthopedics |
| title | Stress Fracture of the Hamate Hook in a Water Polo Player |
| title_full | Stress Fracture of the Hamate Hook in a Water Polo Player |
| title_fullStr | Stress Fracture of the Hamate Hook in a Water Polo Player |
| title_full_unstemmed | Stress Fracture of the Hamate Hook in a Water Polo Player |
| title_short | Stress Fracture of the Hamate Hook in a Water Polo Player |
| title_sort | stress fracture of the hamate hook in a water polo player |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/2483142 |
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