Hypothenar hammer syndrome: Apropos of six cases and review of the literature

Vascular

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 279-282

  Nitecki, Samy ^a   Anekstein, Yoram ^b   Karram, Tony ^a   Peer, Amir ^b   Bass, Arie ^b  

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Hypothenar hammer syndrome; Occupational injury; Ulnar artery aneurysm; Ulnar artery thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEURYSM; ARTERY INJURY; ARTERY RECONSTRUCTION; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; HYPOTHENAR HAMMER SYNDROME; LIMB ISCHEMIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; ULNAR ARTERY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HAND INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; RADIOGRAPHY; SYNDROME; THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; ANEURYSM; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; SYNDROME; THROMBOSIS; ULNAR ARTERY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62149109691     PISSN: 17085381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/6670.2008.00002     Document Type: Article

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