Nonunion of the hook of the hamate: An argument for bone grafting the nonunion

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A technique of bone grafting the ununited hook of the hamate is presented as an alternative to simple excision of the nonunion fragment. The procedure was successful in four patients. The advantages of preserving the hook of the hamate for the pulley effect on the flexor profundi are discussed.

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From the Connecticut Combined Hand Service: Hartford Hospital, University of Connecticut, Newington Children's Hospital, Hartford, Conn., Yale University, New Haven, Conn.; and the University of Massachusetts, Worcester, Mass.

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