Abstract des Autors

The hypothenar hammer syndrome was first described by von Rosen in 1934 in a factory worker who struck the edge of a metal bar with the palm of his right hand in an attempt to loosen a tightly fixed screw. The factory worker experienced repetitive ischemia and pain attacks in all his digits. At surgery, von Rosen found a 2.5-cm thrombosed segment of the distal uInar artery overlying the hamate bone. Since this first description, repetitive blunt or single severe trauma leading to thrombus formation of the uInar artery and hand ischemia related to occupational exposure in patients who use vibrating hand tools or who hammer objects with the hypothenar aspect is well known. Such injury may also be seen in sports where the athlete's hand is subjected to repeated or single severe impact. A review of the literature revealed 12 different sports that have been associated with hypothenar hammer syndrome. This is the first report of a golf player who sustained traumatic uInar artery thrombosis in a setting of repetitive swinging of a golf club. Verf.-Referat