Nihon Hoshasen Gijutsu Gakkai Zasshi
June 2014
The hamate bone, one of the carpal (wrist) bones, has a large uncinate process protruding from the palm side. In sports such as golf and tennis, the hamate bone can break if is subjected to a high external force, such as from the handle of a racquet or club. At our hospital we take X-ray images of the hamate bone from two directions: an axial image through the carpal tunnel and an image at the base of the hamate hook (conventional method).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasis (HTT) is a familial autosomal dominant genetic disorder that causes abnormalities of the wall of peripheral blood vessels. Severe nosebleed often is the dominant symptom. A variety of therapies have been proposed for epistaxis control in HHT but with limited success.
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