Case report: false aneurysm of the hand secondary to digital amputation

A false aneurysm in an amputation stump of the second metacarpal produced a pulsatile mass and throbbing pain. Operative findings disclosed a false aneurysm arising from the digital artery on the radial side of the middle finger, with entrapment of the nerve to the ulnar side of the index digit within the aneurysmal sac. Excision of the aneurysm, relocation of the traumatic neuromas, and amputation of the index ray relieved the symptoms.