1. Symptomatic congenital pisiform hamate coalition.
- Author
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Zeplin PH, Jakubietz RG, and Schmidt K
- Subjects
- Adolescent, Bone Screws, Congenital Abnormalities diagnosis, Congenital Abnormalities surgery, Female, Hamate Bone diagnostic imaging, Hamate Bone surgery, Humans, Injury Severity Score, Magnetic Resonance Imaging methods, Pain etiology, Pain physiopathology, Pain Measurement, Pisiform Bone diagnostic imaging, Pisiform Bone surgery, Recovery of Function, Splints, Tomography, X-Ray Computed methods, Treatment Outcome, Wrist Injuries complications, Wrist Injuries diagnostic imaging, Wrist Injuries therapy, Hamate Bone abnormalities, Orthopedic Procedures methods, Pisiform Bone abnormalities, Range of Motion, Articular physiology
- Abstract
Congenital fusions of the carpal bones are rare anomalies, which occur in less than 1% of the population. This article describes a congenital pisiform hamate coalition which became symptomatic when caused by a trauma. The condition was successfully treated with the resection of the synchondrosis, autogenous bone graft, and screw stabilization.
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- 2010
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