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.
Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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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