Hand-arm vibration syndrome with proximal ulnar artery occlusion

Vasa - Journal of Vascular Diseases

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 176-178

  Noel B ^a   Holtz, J ^b   Savolainen, H ^b   Depairon, M ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Hand arm vibration syndrome; Hypothenar hammer syndrome; Occupational disease; Repetitive trauma

Indexed keywords

NIFEDIPINE;

ADULT; ARTERIOGRAPHY; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MOTOR NEUROPATHY; NECROSIS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; THENAR; ULNAR ARTERY; VIBRATION SYNDROME;

ANGIOGRAPHY; ARM; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RAYNAUD DISEASE; RISK FACTORS; ULNAR ARTERY; VIBRATION;

EID: 0031880932     PISSN: 03011526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. Bovenzi M. Hand-arm vibration syndrome and dose-response relation for vibration induced white finger quarry drillers and stonecarvers. Italian Study Group on Physical Hazards in Stone Industry. Occup Environ Med 1994; 51: 603-11.
2. Brismar T, Ekenvall L. Nerve conduction in the hands of vibration exposed workers. Electroencephalography and clinical neurophysiology 1992; 85: 173-6.
3. Council of the European Communities. Proposal for a council directive on the minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents. Brussels: Official Journal of the European Communities, 1993.
4. Egan CE, Espie BH, McGrann S, McKenna KM, Allen JA. Acute effects of vibration on peripheral blood flow in healthy subjects. Occup Environ Med 1996; 53: 663-9.
5. Fisher MM, Snart AG. Nifedipine in ulnar artery occlusion. Angiology 1984; 35: 320-3.
6. International Standards Organization: Guide for the measurements and the assessment of human exposure to vibration transmitted to the hand and harm. (ISO/ DIS 5349). Geneva, Switzerland: 1990.
7. Kaji H, Honma H, Usui M, Yasuno Y, Saito K. Hypothenar hammer syndrome in workers occupationally exposed to vibrating tools. J Hand Surg (Br) 1993; 18: 761-6.
8. Let R, Cherniack MG, Gerr F, Hershman D, Pace P. A cross sectional epidemiological survey of shipyard workers exposed to hand-arm vibration. Br J Ind Med 1993; 49: 53-62.
9. Loriga G. Il lavoro con i martelli pneumatici. Bolletino dell' Ispettorato del Lavoro 1911; 2: 35-60.
10. Miller RF, Rapids C, Lohman WH, Paul St, Maldonado G, Mandel JS, Minneapolis. An epidemiologic study of carpal tunnel syndrome and hand-arm vibration syndrome in relation to vibration exposure. J Hand Surg 1994; 19A: 99-105.
11. Olsen N, Petring OU. Vibration elicited vasoconstrictor reflex in Raynaud's phenomena. Br J Ind Med 1988; 45: 415-9.
12. Stromberg T, Dahlin LB, Lundborg G. Hand Problems in 100 vibration-exposed symptomatic male workers. J Hand Surg. 1996; 21: 315-9.
13. Takeuchi T, Futatsuka M, Imanishi H, Yamada S. Pathological changes observed in the white finger biopsy of patients with vibration-induced white finger. Scand J Work Environ Health 1986; 12: 280-283.
14. Takeuchi T, Takeya M, Imanishi H. Ultrastructural changes in the peripheral nerves of the fingers of three vibration-exposed persons with a Raynaud's phenomenon. Scand J Work Environ Health 1988; 14: 31-35.