Cohen-Kashi Kambiz J, Leeman Joshua, Rothkopf Ian, Rothkopf Douglas M
Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA, USA.
Vascular. 2012 Apr;20(2):96-9. doi: 10.1258/vasc.2011.cr0288. Epub 2012 Mar 13.
Ulnar artery aneurysms are uncommon lesions. They are often caused by traumatic injury to the hand. Ulnar artery aneurysms have been reported in association with multiple sports-related activities, but never secondary to a basketball injury. The following is a case presentation of an ulnar artery aneurysm likely formed secondary to repetitive basketball slam dunking with accompanying review of diagnosis and surgical treatment of ulnar artery aneurysms.
