Abstract

 Acute median nerve symptoms are not commonly seen. Less frequent is the association with hamate fractures, which usually produce ulnar nerve symptoms. We report a case of a patient with an hamate fracture and acute median nerve injury. On surgical intervention, a bone fragment, directly responsible for the symptoms, was found inside the carpal tunnel.

Keywords: Median Nerve; Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; Hamate; Fracture

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Citation

Citation: Martín Ulloa Cerezales and Uxía Blanco Sampedro. “Acute Median Nerve Compression by a Fragment of Hamate Bone". Acta Scientific Orthopaedics 3.5 (2020): 03-05.

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