title: Hook of the hamate nonunion: suspicion of stress-induced mechanism in a hockey player.
abstract: We present a hook of the hamate fracture. Progression to nonunion was observed despite immobilization, and fragment excision was the final solution. Injury mechanisms, image diagnoses, and various treatments are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Orthopedic Surgery Department Hospital de Mataró, Carretera de Cirera s/n, 08304 Mataró, Barcelona, Spain. traumatologia@csm.scs.es
authors.forename: Jordi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ardèvol
authors.forename: Andrés
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Henríquez
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002348:Carpal Bones / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D012090:Cumulative Trauma Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D015775:Fractures, Stress / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D006688:Hockey / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D019876:Sports Equipment / Q000009:adverse effects; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome