title: Capitate and hamate fracture in a child: the value of MRI imaging.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 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
authors.forename: Miryam C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Obdeijn
authors.forename: Cornelis H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: van der Vlies
authors.forename: Cornelis
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: van Vliet
authors.forename: Rick R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: van Rijn
mesh_terms: 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