Nonoperative Comminuted Hamate Fracture.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.2519/jospt.2019.8514.
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Abstract
A US Navy sailor was seen at an emergency department after falling on her outstretched hand. A computed tomography (CT) scan demonstrated a comminuted, nondisplaced dorsal hamate fracture. After 8 weeks of cast immobilization, a CT scan revealed no healing and physical therapy was initiated. Following 4 weeks of physical therapy, a third CT scan was performed and demonstrated partial fracture healing without displacement, so physical therapy continued. <i>J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2019;49(7):557. doi:10.2519/jospt.2019.8514</i>.
Medical subject headings
- Casts, Surgical
- Fractures, Comminuted
- Hamate Bone
- Military Personnel
- Physical Therapy Modalities