Unusual Cases of Hypothenar Hammer Syndrome

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Hypothenar hammer syndrome (HHS) is a rare occupational disease. The risk group of HHS is patient whose dominate hand used as a hammer. Our study report unusually cases in Chiang Mai University Hospital.RESULT: 19 year-old basketball player had right ulnar artery aneurysm for two months. After operation, his symptom was relieved and returned to play basketball again. 65 year-old housekeeper had non-dominated hand ulnar artery aneurysm for two years. After operation she still had hand claudication due to poor run-off vessel.CONCLUSION: HHS is previously state in risk group. But from our report there was a risk in different occupation.