24/3/22
DECHAMBEAU IS OFFICIALLY BACK ON THE PGA TOUR AFTER RECOVERING FROM A HOOK OF HAMATE FRACTURE . THIS IS A CLASSIC GOLFER’S INJURY WHEREBY THIS BONE IN THE WRIST IS BROKEN AFTER THE FORCE TRAVELS THROUGH THE WRIST ABNORMALLY WHEN THE GROUND IS STRUCK HARD INSTEAD OF THE BALL.
FORTUNATELY THIS INJURY IS USUALLY TREATED NON-OPERATIVELY AND IN THE VAST MAJORITY OF CASES WILL SETTLE DOWN . EARLY DIAGNOSIS IS RECOMMENDED AND OFTEN THE FRACTURE IS ONLY DIAGNOSED ON MRI OR CT SCANNING. SPLINTING TIL PAINFREE IS THE TREATMENT OF CHOICE
