Stress Fracture of the Hamate Hook in a Water Polo Player

Hamate hook fractures are usually caused by direct trauma while using a tennis racket or a baseball bat. We report stress fracture of the hamate hook in a water polo player without any specific trauma. We consider that the stress fracture occurred via indirect mechanisms through the flexor tendons....

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Published inCase reports in orthopedics Vol. 2019; no. 2019; pp. 1 - 3
Main Authors Miyashita, Masahiro, Minato, Kenta, Yasuda, Masataka, Hama, Shunpei, Ueda, Hana, Shin, Kishik
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2019
Hindawi
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Hindawi Limited
Subjects
Case Report
Case reports
Fractures
Hand surgery
Ligaments
Males
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Pain
Rock climbing
Rugby
Sports injuries
Surgery
Tendons
Trauma
Water polo
Wrist
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Summary:Hamate hook fractures are usually caused by direct trauma while using a tennis racket or a baseball bat. We report stress fracture of the hamate hook in a water polo player without any specific trauma. We consider that the stress fracture occurred via indirect mechanisms through the flexor tendons. Strong ulnar deviation of the wrist during ball release and strong grip on a ball with outstretched fingers, which are unique to water polo, were the likely causes of the stress fracture of the hamate hook.
Bibliography:Academic Editor: John Nyland
ISSN:2090-6749
2090-6757
DOI:10.1155/2019/2483142