Utility of the radial-deviated, thumb-abducted lateral radiographic view for the diagnosis of hamate hook fractures: case report.
To delineate a hamate hook fracture, a radiograph was obtained with maximal radial deviation of the wrist and maximal abduction of the thumb. This view is easy and cost-effective to obtain, and it may prove helpful in diagnosing suspected hamate hook fractures or locating the cause of unexplained ulnar wrist pain.
Bhalla
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Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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Gilula
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D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000328:Adult; D002348:Carpal Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography / Q000379:methods; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D011884:Radius; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate; D013933:Thumb
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate