hamate

Examples

• All

• The angle of offset (B) is the angle between the dorsal surface of the hamate and the palmar surface of the middle phalanx.

  Academic text (2015)

• Currently, surgeons performing this procedure must estimate to the best of their ability the size and shape of the hamate autograft to fit the portion of the middle phalanx that has been comminuted.

  Academic text (2015)

• Conclusions: The present study provides information about the best fit for placing a hamate autograft for the hemihamate arthroplasty procedure.

  Academic text (2015)

• The middle phalanx of each finger and hamate bone from each cadaver hand was dissected away from surrounding soft tissue, leaving bone and cartilage intact.

  Academic text (2015)

• An analysis of the differences between the two surface tracings was made to provide guidance to surgeons about the placement of the hamate relative to the middle phalanx for the best fit (Figure 5).

  Academic text (2015)

• A sagittal bisection was made of the aligned specimens along the central ridge to view the position of the hamate relative to the middle phalanx (Figure 4).

  Academic text (2015)

• We hypothesize that the dorsal cortex of the hamate must always be prominent compared with the volar cortex of the proximal middle phalanx.

  Academic text (2015)

• The visual imaging software (Amira version 5.3.3) was used to landmark and align the middle phalanx of the index finger and hamate of the same cadaver hand for all 10 subjects.

  Academic text (2015)

• In addition to recording midpoint distance (represented as A), three additional variables were measured from this viewpoint that would quantitatively describe how the hamate should ideally be offset from the middle phalanx in the position of best fit as determined by the above method.

  Academic text (2015)

• The graft offset distance (C) is the distance between the dorsal surface of the hamate and the palmar surface of the middle phalanx at a length of 1.5 times the midpoint distance from the midpoint.

  Academic text (2015)

Synonyms

U

unciform bone

vshamate

• Archaic

8.1

A small wrist bone near the little finger, also called the hamate bone

is the standard English term rather than that alternative name

O

os hamatum

vshamate

• Specialized

9.9

A hook-shaped bone in the wrist near the little and ring fingers

is the English term used in ordinary anatomical descriptions

H

hamate bone

vshamate

• Specialized

7.5

A small bone on the outer side of the wrist next to the little finger with a hook-like part

emphasizes wedge shape rather than the hook focus

Compounds

H

hamate bone

• Specialized

7.5

A small bone on the outer side of the wrist next to the little finger with a hook-like part

Surface Forms

Etymology