Hypothenar hammer syndrome: Gray‐scale and color Doppler sonographic appearances

We report a case of hypothenar hammer syndrome following a single severe blunt trauma in a 24‐year‐old man with a painful pulsatile mass, numbness in the fourth and fifth fingers, and intolerance to cold. The gray‐scale and color Doppler sonographic findings are presented with correlation with MRI....

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Published inJournal of clinical ultrasound Vol. 36; no. 2; pp. 98 - 100
Main Authors Genchellac, Hakan, Demir, Mustafa Kemal, Unlu, Ercüment, Temizöz, Osman, Özdemir, Hüseyin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.02.2008
Subjects
Adult
Aneurysm - diagnostic imaging
Aneurysm - etiology
Aneurysm - physiopathology
Blood Flow Velocity
color Doppler imaging
Diagnosis, Differential
Hand Injuries - complications
Humans
hypothenar hammer syndrome
Male
Syndrome
Ulnar Artery
ulnar artery aneurysm
ultrasonography
Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color - methods
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Summary:We report a case of hypothenar hammer syndrome following a single severe blunt trauma in a 24‐year‐old man with a painful pulsatile mass, numbness in the fourth and fifth fingers, and intolerance to cold. The gray‐scale and color Doppler sonographic findings are presented with correlation with MRI. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2008
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ISSN:0091-2751
1097-0096
DOI:10.1002/jcu.20364