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False aneurysm of a proper digital artery caused by repetitive microtrauma in a 16-year-old baseball player

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We report a case of false aneurysm of a proper digital artery of the thumb in a 16-year-old baseball player. Resection of the aneurysm and end-to-end anastomosis resulted in relief of the patient’s symptoms and recovery allowing a return to baseball activity. Repetitive microtrauma, which is an atypical cause of a false aneurysm, to the ulnar aspect of the left thumb caused by swinging a bat led to formation of the false aneurysm. Although the occurrence of an aneurysm related to a sports activity is rare, surgeons should consider aneurysm as a possible diagnosis in a case with mass formation of the hand related to sports activity.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shimane University School of Medicine, 89-1, Enya, Izumo, Shimane, 693-8501, Japan

    Wataru Miyamoto, Souichirou Yamamoto, Takahito Inoue & Yuji Uchio

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Miyamoto, W., Yamamoto, S., Inoue, T. et al. False aneurysm of a proper digital artery caused by repetitive microtrauma in a 16-year-old baseball player. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 129, 61–64 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00402-007-0564-8

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