Sixteen patients regarding the conservative treatment for hook of hamate fracture

Figure 2 Result of case 11. A: At the time of injury - type III fracture, a slight fracture line at the base of hook of hamate; B: Six weeks post-injury, before treatment - separation between bone fragments is observed; C: Ten weeks post-injury, 4 weeks after the start of treatment - small bone fragments surround the area, and callus formation is slightly visible; D: Twenty-two weeks post-injury, 12 weeks after the start of treatment - the gap between bone fragments is shortened, and a shadow suggestive of callus is observed; E: Thirty weeks post-injury, 24 weeks after the start of treatment - partial callus formation and continuity between bone fragments are visible; F: Thirty-six weeks post-injury, 42 weeks after the start of treatment - further bone formation between bone fragments is observed.