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Hamate bone: Structure, Clinical significance & Function

The hamate bone (from Latin hamatus, 'hooked'), or unciform bone (from Latin uncus, 'hook'), Latin os hamatum and occasionally abbreviated as just hamatum, is a bone in the human wrist readily distinguishable by its wedge shape and a hook-like process ("hamulus") projecting from its palmar surface.

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Hamate bone topic overview

The analysis highlights Structure, Clinical significance and Function as prominent areas in the source structure around Hamate bone. 1 topic appears in more than one source area, which can help identify connections that are less obvious in a linear reading.

Related topics
33
Source areas
4
Connected nodes
38
Extracted relationships
32
Concept neighborhoods
20
Bridge connections
38

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Structure · 20 topics
Clinical significance · 8 topics
Function · 3 topics
Overview · 3 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Articulations
Articulates with five bones: the lunate proximally the fourth and fifth metacarpals distally the triquetrum medially the capitate laterally
FMA
23730
Latin
os hamatum
MeSH
D051225
Pronunciation
/ˈheɪmət/
TA2
1259

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Structure

Function

Clinical significance

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Hamate bone connects Entity context

The extracted context around Hamate bone shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Hamate bone → Animation, Anterior, Bones, Cross, Deep, Dorsal, Hamate, Left, Palmar, Position, Right, The, Thumb, Transverse Another extracted example is Hamate bone → Symptoms, The, This, X-rays. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Hamate bone

Top relations

related to Additional images · 14
Hamate bone → Animation, Anterior, Bones, Cross, Deep, Dorsal, Hamate, Left, Palmar, Position, Right, The, Thumb, Transverse
related to Clinical significance · 4
Hamate bone → Symptoms, The, This, X-rays
related to Hook · 4
Hamate bone → Guyon's, Latin, Numerous, The
Articulations · 1
Hamate bone → Articulates with five bones: the lunate proximally the fourth and fifth metacarpals distally the triquetrum medially the capitate laterally
FMA · 1
Hamate bone → 23730
Latin · 1
Hamate bone → os hamatum
MeSH · 1
Hamate bone → D051225
Pronunciation · 1
Hamate bone → /ˈheɪmət/
TA2 · 1
Hamate bone → 1259
TA98 · 1
Hamate bone → A02.4.08.012

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

hamate bone hand ulnar carpal hook palmar bones latin wrist hamulus side articulates shown left hook-like process surface fourth right

Hamate bone relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 32 structured relationships around Hamate bone. Examples in this analysis include Hamate bone → Articulations → Articulates with five bones: the lunate proximally the fourth and fifth metacarpals distally the triquetrum medially the capitate laterally and Hamate bone → FMA → 23730. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Hamate boneArticulationsArticulates with five bones: the lunate proximally the fourth and fifth metacarpals distally the triquetrum medially the capitate laterally1.00infobox
Hamate boneFMA237301.00infobox
Hamate boneLatinos hamatum1.00infobox
Hamate boneMeSHD0512251.00infobox
Hamate bonePronunciation/ˈheɪmət/1.00infobox
Hamate boneTA212591.00infobox
Hamate boneTA98A02.4.08.0121.00infobox
Hamate boneis abone most commonly fractured when a golfer hits the ground hard with a golf club on the downswing or a hockey player hits the ice with a slap shot0.90text
non-union due to its tenuous blood supply.It is also a common injury in baseball playersinstance ofThe hook of hamate is particularly prone to fracture-related complications0.80text
Hamate bonerelated to Additional imagesPosition0.60section
Hamate bonerelated to Additional imagesLeft0.60section
Hamate bonerelated to Additional imagesAnimation0.60section

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Hamate bone bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Hamate, Hook and Shown. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Hamate bone
    • Hamate
    • Hook
    • Shown
    • Ulnar
    • Latin
    • Yellow
    • Hand
    • Found
    • Side
    • Carpal
    • Fourth
    • Hamatum
  • hamate bone
    • Hamate
    • Hook
    • Latin
    • Shown
    • Ulnar
    • Lunate
    • Proximal
    • Found
    • Articulates
    • Side
    • Yellow
    • Hand
  • latin
    • Hamatum
    • Os
    • Found
    • Hamulus
    • Hook
    • Metacarpals
    • Also
    • Anterior
    • Capitate
    • Fifth
    • Lunate
    • Proximal
  • carpal bone
    • Hamate
    • Tunnel
    • Found
    • Latin
    • Metacarpals
    • Hook
    • Flexor
    • Ligaments
    • Lunate
    • Proximal
    • Fourth
    • Hand
  • pisiform bone
    • Hamate
    • Latin
    • Lunate
    • Proximal
    • Found
    • Articulates
    • Side
    • Hook
    • Carpal
    • Hamatum
    • Hamatus
    • Os
  • triangular bone
    • Hamate
    • Latin
    • Lunate
    • Proximal
    • Found
    • Articulates
    • Side
    • Hook
    • Carpal
    • Hamatum
    • Hamatus
    • Os
  • flexor retinaculum of the hand
    • Left
    • Right
    • Ligaments
    • Medial
    • Tunnel
    • Hook
    • Flexor
    • Hand
    • Surface
    • View
    • Side
    • Ulnar
  • ulnar
    • Side
    • Hook
    • Proximal
    • Tunnel
    • Hamate
    • Hamulus
    • Carpal
    • Hand
    • Fifth
    • Flexor
    • Medial
    • Bone

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Hamate bone, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Hamate bone with Structure. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Hamate bone — Structure · splits 18 ⟂ 21
Hamate bone — Clinical significance · splits 30 ⟂ 9
Hamate bone — Overview · splits 35 ⟂ 4
Hamate bone — Function · splits 35 ⟂ 4

Map overview Semantic statistics

Hamate bone

Nodes39
Edges38
Triples32
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.051282
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Hamate bone to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Structure, Clinical significance & Function, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Hamate bone · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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