Hypothenar hammer syndrome: case report and literature review

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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Main Authors: Queiroz,Márcia Maria Muniz de, Pereira,Lícia Pachêco, Picanço,Clarissa Gondim, Luna,Rodrigo de Castro, Costa,Fabrício da Silva, Silveira,Cláudio Régis Sampaio
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2013
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-36162013000100104
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