title: Pisiform and hamate coalition: case report and review of literature.
abstract: Pisiform and hamate coalition is a rare anomaly of the carpal bones; a symptomatic case is an especially rare condition. We report a case of symptomatic pisiform and hamate coalition in a 15-year-old Japanese male. The literature of pisiform and hamate coalition is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan.
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawamura
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yajima
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takakura
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000293:Adolescent; D044466:Asian People; D002370:Casts, Surgical; D051225:Hamate Bone / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000293:injuries / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D059408:Pain Management; D051220:Pisiform Bone / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology