title: An unusual coronal fracture of the body of the hamate bone.
abstract: A coronal fracture of the body of the hamate is described. Treatment consisted of open reduction and internal fixation with Kirshner wires, and the clinical result was good.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Ichihara Hospital, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kamura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akai
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohno
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001864:Bone Wires; D002348:Carpal Bones / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male