Rieck B, Mailänder P, Kuske M, Machens H G, Berger A
Clinic for Plastic, Hand, and Reconstructive Surgery, Medical School Hannover, Krankenhaus Oststadt, Germany.
Microsurgery. 1996;17(2):102-5. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2752(1996)17:2<102::AID-MICR5>3.0.CO;2-P.
We report on two cases of true aneurysms of the palmar arch, both of which were post-traumatic. One was due to repetitive blunt trauma and the other to a glass cut wound. Both aneurysms were detected clinically as pulsating masses without functional disorders. The presence of elastic fibres and smooth muscle in the aneurysm wall proved it to be a true aneurysm. Both aneurysms were excised and replaced by a vein graft from the foot.