Case Reports
An Isolated Perihamate, Transtriquetral Fracture-Dislocation: A Case Report
Am J Orthop. 2007 June;36(6):E97-E99
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George A. Azar, MD, MPH, T. Shane Shaw, MD, Neofitos Stefanides, MD
Drs. Azar, Shaw, and Stefanides are Residents, Orthopaedic Residency Program; Dr. Denton is Professor and Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New York Medical College, Brooklyn & Queens Region, Jamaica, New York.
Abstract not available. Introduction provided instead.
Traumatic hamate dislocation with a triquetral fracture is a rare injury usually associated with significant carpal soft-tissue and bony injuries. Here we present the case of an isolated ulnar column fracture-dislocation and describe mechanism of injury, classification, and treatment.