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Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy
Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy 2/2004

01-03-2004 | Sports Medicine

Ultrasound treatment of nonunion of the hook of the hamate in sports activities

Authors: Hiroyuki Fujioka, Juichi Tanaka, Shinichi Yoshiya, Masaya Tsunoda, Kenji Fujita, Nobuzo Matsui, Takeshi Makino, Masahiro Kurosaka

Published in: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy | Issue 2/2004

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Abstract

Two cases of nonunion of the hook of the hamate were treated with low-intensity pulsed ultrasound. The patients were baseball players and had been injured as a result of hitting repeatedly. Nonunion was detected on computed tomography (CT) and was exposed to ultrasound for 20 min a day for 4 months. In both cases pain at the hypothenar eminence disappeared, and bone union was confirmed on CT at the end of the ultrasound treatment.
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Metadata
Title
Ultrasound treatment of nonunion of the hook of the hamate in sports activities
Authors
Hiroyuki Fujioka
Juichi Tanaka
Shinichi Yoshiya
Masaya Tsunoda
Kenji Fujita
Nobuzo Matsui
Takeshi Makino
Masahiro Kurosaka
Publication date
01-03-2004
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy / Issue 2/2004
Print ISSN: 0942-2056
Electronic ISSN: 1433-7347
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-003-0425-0

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