Ulnar Artery Thrombosis Due to Hypothenar Hammer Syndrome

Jalini, Lona
Nice, Colin A.
Bhattacharya, Vishwanath

¹Research Fellow, General Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead, ²Consultant Radiologist, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead, ³Consultant General and Vascular Surgeon, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead, NE9 6SX, United Kingdom

Received: January 2, 2006; Accepted: March 5, 2007; Revised: April 5, 2007

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Recent Patents on Cardiovascular Drug Discovery 2(2):p 139-142, 2007.

Abstract:

Hypothenar Hammer syndrome' (HHS) describes the symptoms and signs produced by thrombosis or aneurysm of the ulnar artery as a consequence of repeated blunt trauma to the hypothenar eminence []. We describe a case report of a man presenting with symptoms of ulnar artery thrombosis as result of blunt trauma secondary to his occupation and related patents. Radiological findings and management options are briefly discussed.