Hypothenar hammer syndrome: case report and literature review

Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia

Márcia Maria Muniz De Queiroz¹  Lícia Pachêco Pereira¹  Clarissa Gondim Picanço¹  Rodrigo De Castro Luna¹  Fabrício Da Silva Costa¹  Cláudio Régis Sampaio Silveira¹ 

关键词: Syndrome;    Hand Injuries;    Ultrasonography;    Magnetic Resonance Imaging;    Síndrome;    Transtornos Traumáticos Cumulativos;    Ultrassonografia;    Ressonância Magnética;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.rboe.2012.05.003

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Case report of a 69 year-old patient, with history of repetitive trauma events in the wrist, clinically simulating tenosynovitis, being held with Doppler Ultrasound and Magnetic Nuclear Resonance, which showed ulnar artery thrombosis. The accurate diagnosis of the hammer hypothenar disease through those tests enable an early intervention, improving the prognosis of patients affected by this rare disease.

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