Abstract
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PA Binhammer, J Rao. Coronal fractures of the body of the hamate: Two case reports. Can J Plast Surg 1998;6(2):81-84.
Coronal fracture of the body of the hamate with associated dorsal dislocation at the bases of the fourth and fifth metacarpals is rare. Two cases of this injury, treated with open reduction and internal fixation, are reported. As well, other reports of coronal hamate fractures are reviewed.
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