The West Virginia medical journal
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Case Reports
Overuse-related vascular injury of the hand--hypothenar hammer syndrome: a case report.
Although rare, vascular insufficiency is a well-recognized cause of hand pain, making a significant impact in the athletic and labor industry. Surgically correctable lesions are important to recognize since definitive treatment may alter the course of the disease and affect outcomes. ⋯ Arteriography is the gold standard of diagnosis and severe symptomatic cases are treated with surgical resection and re-establishment of blood flow. We report such a case of HHS, its clinical course and management.