Schuhl J F, Frère G
Service de Chirurgie orthopédique et traumatologique Chirurgie de la main, Hôpital de la Croix Rouge, Bois Guillaume.
Ann Chir Main. 1983;2(3):273-6. doi: 10.1016/s0753-9053(83)80014-3.
Two cases of a fracture of the hamate bone are reported. Diagnosis has been made with the help of tomography. The first case was treated by operative intervention and the second by a closed method. The authors clarify the mechanism of this rare fracture, which is caused by a direct stress, on the closed fist. They present two therapeutic possibilities.