DR. HQ Special Edition: Giancarlo Stanton's injury
Jun 27 2015
The Marlins’ Giancarlo Stanton suffered a fractured hamate bone in his left hand on a swing against the Dodgers’ Bret Anderson Friday night. After the swing, Stanton was seen grimacing in pain after the swing. In his next at-bat, the pain was even more evident. It was reported after the game that Stanton was in considerable pain and the swelling was noticeable.
Anatomy
The hamate bone is an irregularly shaped bone (one of the carpal bones) that sits below the ring finger near the wrist. It is a unique bone that has a hook (see graphic 1) called the hamulus.
Injury Mechanism
The palm of the left hand with a right-handed batter and right hand of a left-handed batter is the bottom hand in a baseball or golf grip. The nob of the bat puts...
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