This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via Google Scholar Citing Articles via Scopus Google Scholar Articles by MCNAMARA, M. G. Articles by PEDERSON, W. C. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by MCNAMARA, M. G. Articles by PEDERSON, W. C. Social Bookmarking                         What's this?

Ischaemia of the Index Finger and Thumb Secondary to Thrombosis of the Radial Artery in the Anatomical Snuffbox

From the Hand Center of San Antonio, San Antonio, USA

Correspondence: W. C. Pederson MD, The Hand Center of San Antonio, 9150 Huebner Road #290, San Antonio, Texas 78240, USA.

We report on nine patients who presented with spontaneous ischaemia of the index finger and thumb over an 11 year period. Arteriography revealed thrombosis of the radial artery in the region of the anatomical snuffbox with evidence of digital artery embolization in each. None had suffered direct trauma to the area or had a demonstrable proximal source for thrombus. While the cause of radial artery thrombosis in our patients is not entirely clear, local inflammation and/or systemic disease may predispose to this entity.

Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European Volume), Vol. 23, No. 1, 28-32 (1998)
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-7681(98)80213-1


CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter    What's this?