Plate Fixation of Hamate Fractures in Fourth and Fifth Carpometacarpal Fracture Dislocations. 2024

Sanju P Eswaran, and Michael J Schreck, and Brian J Harley
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse.

Traumatic dislocations of the fourth and fifth metacarpals, in conjunction with dorsal hamate fractures, are a common entity that can lead to the instability of the fourth and fifth carpometacarpal (CMC) joints. The fracture of the hamate, usually in a coronal dorsal shear configuration, can lead to the dorsal subluxation of the hamatometacarpal joint. Open reduction and internal fixation of the hamate bone with a dorsally applied buttress plate can re-establish a stable and congruent joint surface and anatomically align the articular surfaces of the small and ring finger CMC joints. We present a technique of internal fixation of the hamate to facilitate the reduction of the hamatometacarpal joints. Using a dorsal approach centered over the fourth and fifth CMC joints, the joint surfaces are directly visualized and subsequent fixation of the hamate is performed using a 1.3-mm T-plate to securely buttress its articular surface. This technique presents an approach to the multifaceted injury pattern of fourth and fifth CMC dislocations associated with a hamate fracture.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D001860 Bone Plates Implantable fracture fixation devices attached to bone fragments with screws to bridge the fracture gap and shield the fracture site from stress as bone heals. (UMDNS, 1999) Bone Plate,Plate, Bone,Plates, Bone
D004204 Joint Dislocations Displacement of bones from their normal positions at a joint. Inferior Dislocation,Joint Subluxations,Luxatio Erecta,Dislocation, Joint,Dislocations, Joint,Inferior Dislocations,Joint Dislocation,Joint Subluxation,Subluxation, Joint,Subluxations, Joint
D005593 Fracture Fixation, Internal The use of internal devices (metal plates, nails, rods, etc.) to hold the position of a fracture in proper alignment. Osteosynthesis, Fracture,Fixation, Internal Fracture,Fixations, Internal Fracture,Fracture Fixations, Internal,Fracture Osteosyntheses,Fracture Osteosynthesis,Internal Fracture Fixation,Internal Fracture Fixations,Osteosyntheses, Fracture
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000072039 Fracture Dislocation Fracture of a bone near an articulation with concomitant dislocation of that joint. Dislocation Fracture,Dislocation Fractures,Dislocation, Fracture,Dislocations, Fracture,Fracture Dislocations,Fracture, Dislocation,Fractures, Dislocation
D050723 Fractures, Bone Breaks in bones. Bone Fractures,Broken Bones,Spiral Fractures,Torsion Fractures,Bone Fracture,Bone, Broken,Bones, Broken,Broken Bone,Fracture, Bone,Fracture, Spiral,Fracture, Torsion,Fractures, Spiral,Fractures, Torsion,Spiral Fracture,Torsion Fracture
D051225 Hamate Bone A carpal bone located between the CAPITATE BONE and the TRIQUETRUM BONE. The hamate has a prominent process that projects anteriorly. Hook of the Hamate,Os Hamatum,Bone, Hamate,Bones, Hamate,Hamate Bones
D052737 Carpometacarpal Joints The articulations between the CARPAL BONES and the METACARPAL BONES. Carpometacarpal Joint,Joint, Carpometacarpal,Joints, Carpometacarpal

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