Hyphothenar hammer syndrome: A discrete syndrome to be distinguished from hand-arm vibration syndrome

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 320-324

  Cooke, Roger A ^a  

^a The Exeter Nuffield Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hand arm vibration syndrome; Hypothenar hammer syndrome; Lemon squeezer's hand; Occupational; Raynaud's phenomenon

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E1;

ARTERIOGRAPHY; ARTERY INJURY; ARTERY LIGATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DEBRIDEMENT; EMBASE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HAND ARM VIBRATION SYNDROME; HAND DISEASE; HAND INJURY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HYPOTHENAR HAMMER SYNDROME; LOW FAT DIET; MEDLINE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PHLEBOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SKIN COLOR; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SMOKING CESSATION; SYMPATHECTOMY; ULNAR ARTERY; VEIN GRAFT; VIBRATION SYNDROME; ARM INJURY; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HAND; INCIDENCE; INJURY; SYNDROME; VASCULARIZATION; VIBRATION;

ARM INJURIES; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOREARM INJURIES; HAND; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; RAYNAUD DISEASE; SYNDROME; ULNAR ARTERY; VIBRATION;

EID: 0042029314     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqg071     Document Type: Review

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