Hypothenar Hammer Syndrome in a Postal Worker

We present the case of a 48-year-old woman with hypothenar hammer syndrome. Hypothenar hammer syndrome is caused by chronic repetitive trauma to the ulnar artery and superficial palmar arch. This syndrome was originally described in males working in occupations that involved repetitive blunt trauma...

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Autores principales: Gilet, Anthony, Dunkin, Jared, Gould, Elaine
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4896230/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27303529
http://dx.doi.org/10.2484/rcr.v3i2.207
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description We present the case of a 48-year-old woman with hypothenar hammer syndrome. Hypothenar hammer syndrome is caused by chronic repetitive trauma to the ulnar artery and superficial palmar arch. This syndrome was originally described in males working in occupations that involved repetitive blunt trauma including working with jackhammers. It is believed that the ulnar artery is repetitively damaged by blunt compression against the hamate. Our patient was a postal worker who frequently used a rubber stamper.
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spelling pubmed-48962302016-06-14 Hypothenar Hammer Syndrome in a Postal Worker Gilet, Anthony Dunkin, Jared Gould, Elaine Radiol Case Rep Article We present the case of a 48-year-old woman with hypothenar hammer syndrome. Hypothenar hammer syndrome is caused by chronic repetitive trauma to the ulnar artery and superficial palmar arch. This syndrome was originally described in males working in occupations that involved repetitive blunt trauma including working with jackhammers. It is believed that the ulnar artery is repetitively damaged by blunt compression against the hamate. Our patient was a postal worker who frequently used a rubber stamper. Elsevier 2015-12-07 /pmc/articles/PMC4896230/ /pubmed/27303529 http://dx.doi.org/10.2484/rcr.v3i2.207 Text en © 2008 The Authors. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4896230/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27303529
http://dx.doi.org/10.2484/rcr.v3i2.207
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