Combined thenar and hypothenar hammer syndromes: Case report and review of the literature

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 741-744

  McCready, Robert A ^a   Bryant, M Ann ^a   Divelbiss, Janet L ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTERIOGRAPHY; ARTERY BYPASS; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; HYPOTHENAR HAMMER SYNDROME; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; THENAR; ULNAR ARTERY;

ADULT; ANEURYSM; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RADIAL ARTERY; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNAR ARTERY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 49749121829     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.03.055     Document Type: Article

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