Ultrasound treatment of nonunion of the hook of the hamate in sports activities.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
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.
Medical subject headings
- Baseball
- Carpal Bones
- Fractures, Ununited
- Ultrasonic Therapy
Anatomy
- hand
- wrist