title: Osteoid osteoma of the hamate: report of a case and review of the literature.
abstract: There are 7 reported patients with osteoid osteoma of the hamate. Only 1 of these has involved the hook of the hamate. This article reports the second patient with osteoid osteoma involving the hook of the hamate. The clinical features, the diagnostic problems, and the management of this lesion are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Science Center, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: L T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Glickman
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: McCabe
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Murray
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002348:Carpal Bones / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010017:Osteoma, Osteoid / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed