Traumatic ulnar artery aneurysm secondary to basketball dunk: A case report and review

Vascular

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 96-99

  Cohen Kashi, Kambiz J ^a   Leeman, Joshua ^a   Rothkopf, Ian ^a   Rothkopf, Douglas M ^a  

^a UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Basketball; Hypothenar hammer; Ulnar artery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM SURGERY; ARTICLE; BASKETBALL; CASE REPORT; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; GANGLION CYST; HAND INJURY; HAND PAIN; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULNAR ARTERY; ULNAR ARTERY ANEURYSM;

ADULT; ANEURYSM; BASKETBALL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNAR ARTERY; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VASCULAR SYSTEM INJURIES;

EID: 84860632309     PISSN: 17085381     EISSN: 1708539X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/vasc.2011.cr0288     Document Type: Article

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