Clinics in diagnostic imaging (156). Golf-induced hamate hook fracture.
- Author:
Hsien Khai TAN
;
Nicholas CHEW
;
Kelvin T L CHEW
;
Wilfred C G PEH
1
Author Information
1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Alexandra Health, 90 Yishun Central, Singapore 768828. wilfred.peh@gmail.com.
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- MeSH:
Adult;
Fractures, Bone;
diagnostic imaging;
Golf;
injuries;
Hamate Bone;
diagnostic imaging;
injuries;
Humans;
Male;
Tendinopathy;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed;
methods;
Wrist Injuries;
diagnostic imaging
- From:Singapore medical journal
2014;55(10):517-quiz 521
- CountrySingapore
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The wrist is a common site of injury and the most frequently injured body part among professional golfers. A 37-year-old, right-handed male golfer presented with pain at the ulnar aspect of his left palm, which grew worse after an initial traumatic impact from the golf club handle. There was tenderness over the hypothenar eminence of the left palm. Computed tomography of the left wrist showed an undisplaced fracture through the base of the hamate hook. The golf-induced hamate hook fracture was managed conservatively, with cessation of physical activity involving the left hand and wrist for eight weeks. The patient made a full recovery. Repetitive trauma, exacerbated by improper wrist motion, leads to typical wrist injuries affecting golfers, such as ulnar impaction syndrome, de Quervain's disease, and tendinopathy affecting the flexor carpi ulnaris and extensor carpi ulnaris, all of which can be diagnosed on imaging.
