Hook of hamate pull test.
Hook of hamate fractures are often missed despite a distinct history. The purpose of this report was to describe a specific physical examination test that is diagnostic for a hook of hamate fracture, the hook of hamate pull test. It is highly sensitive and was positive in a consecutive series of 5 patients treated for a hook of hamate fracture. These patients also had a distinctive history of playing racket- or club-type sports and presented with longstanding wrist or palm pain.
Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32607, USA. wrightw@ortho.ufl.edu
Thomas W
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Wright
Michael W
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Moser
Deenesh T
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Sahajpal
D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods; D017102:Fracture Healing / Q000502:physiology; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D051225:Hamate Bone / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods*; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012494:Sampling Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult