Isolated Hamate Dislocation: A Case Report and Technique Guide

Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports 2023 October:13(10):Page 42-46
Trenden Flanigan¹, Rusheel Nayak¹, Jerrick Robker¹, Barth Riedel¹

Learning Point of the Article:
An internal bracing construct and early rehabilitation may lead to a good or excellent outcome following an isolated hamate dislocation

Abstract

Isolated hamate dislocation is a rare case with potentially devastating complications, given the resultant instability of the carpus following the injury. This has been reported in the literature before with varying constructs and varying results but never with an internal bracing construct and early rehabilitation.

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