Ultrasound treatment of nonunion of the hook of the hamate in sports activities.
Two cases of nonunion of the hook of the hamate were treated with low-intensity pulsed ultrasound. The patients were baseball players and had been injured as a result of hitting repeatedly. Nonunion was detected on computed tomography (CT) and was exposed to ultrasound for 20 min a day for 4 months. In both cases pain at the hypothenar eminence disappeared, and bone union was confirmed on CT at the end of the ultrasound treatment.
D000293:Adolescent; D001484:Baseball / Q000293:injuries*; D002348:Carpal Bones / Q000293:injuries*; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014464:Ultrasonic Therapy / Q000379:methods*