Hypothenar hammer syndrome in two collegiate athletes: Immediate versus delayed surgical treatment

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 500-503

  Hendrickson, C Daniel ^a   Bancroft, Richard ^a   Schmidt, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Collegiate athlete; Hypothenar hammer syndrome; Ulnar artery thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CASE REPORT; COLD EXPOSURE; COLLEGE STUDENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; HYPERVISCOSITY SYNDROME; HYPOTHENAR HAMMER SYNDROME; ICE HOCKEY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ULNAR ARTERY; ULNAR NERVE; X RAY;

ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; SPORTS; SPORTS MEDICINE; SYNDROME; THROMBOSIS; ULNAR ARTERY; UNITED STATES; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 36049044425     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JSM.0b013e31815889e2     Document Type: Article

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