Capitate and hamate fracture in a child: the value of MRI imaging.
Carpal bone fractures in children are rare, and little is known about the appropriate tools to diagnose them, particularly in toddlers. We present a 2-year-old child with a capitate and hamate fracture. Based on our experiences with this case and on a review of the literature, we discuss the value of magnetic resonance imaging in carpal trauma in children.
Obdeijn
Miryam C
MC
Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Handsurgery, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 22700, 1100 DE, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. M.C.Obdeijn@amc.uva.nl
van der Vlies
Cornelis H
CH
van Vliet
Cornelis
C
van Rijn
Rick R
RR
D051224:Capitate Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004635:Emergency Medicine; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000175:diagnosis*; D051225:Hamate Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011859:Radiography