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ORTHOPEDICS: UPPER EXTREMITY > HAMATE FRACTURE > Flashcards

HAMATE FRACTURE Flashcards

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Mechanism

A

Swinging Fracture (ex/ swinging a club)
FOOSH (less common)

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Physical Exam

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Palmarly at hook of hamate
(~1 cm distal an 1 cm radial to pisiform)

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X-RAY

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3V Wrist + Carpal Tunnel View aka Hook of Hamate view
+/- CT

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Management

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Ulnar Gutter to tip of D5
Follow up with Ortho in 1-2 weeks

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ORTHOPEDICS: UPPER EXTREMITY (45 decks)

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