Department of Life, Health, and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
Clin Hemorheol Microcirc. 2020;74(3):281-285. doi: 10.3233/CH-190667.
Volleyball players are exposed to the possibility of several well recognized injuries, among which microvascular abnormalities are the less described and studied, although they could diminish their ability and performance. Capillaroscopy is a simple, non-invasive method to diagnose vascular abnormalities in athletes suffering for the consequences of repeated application of pressure by local trauma on the fingertips. The detected capillaroscopic picture will be the base for the follow-up and will indicate the possible need for further investigations aimed at excluding other occulted conditions. At our knowledge, this is the first report describing and documenting the related microvascular abnormalities in a volleyball player. This case emphasizes the fact that volleyball players among other athletes, whose hands are exposed to repeated fingertips trauma may suffer from microcirculation damage, for which reason they should be able to access an effective health surveillance program able to detect the first signs and offer the most appropriate clinical support.
排球运动员面临着多种公认的伤病风险，其中微血管异常是描述和研究较少的一种，但它们可能会降低运动员的能力和表现。毛细血管镜检是一种简单、非侵入性的方法，可用于诊断因指尖反复受到局部创伤压力而导致的运动员血管异常。检测到的毛细血管镜图像将作为随访的基础，并提示可能需要进一步检查以排除其他隐匿性疾病。据我们所知，这是首例描述和记录排球运动员相关微血管异常的病例报告。本病例强调了这样一个事实，即排球运动员和其他手部经常受到指尖创伤的运动员一样，可能会遭受微循环损伤，因此他们应该能够接受有效的健康监测计划，以便发现早期迹象并提供最合适的临床支持。
