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Intermittent occlusion of the ulnar artery
1Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Journal of Hand Surgery (Edinburgh, Scotland)
|February 1, 1994
Abstract:
Intermittent occlusion of the ulnar artery developed in a patient causing cramp in her right hand. Both flexion and extension of the wrist completely obstructed bloodflow in the ulnar artery, at a level just proximal to the wrist. At operation, a tight band of antebrachial fascia was found to be the cause of this intermittent arterial occlusion. Surgical release of this fascial band produced complete relief of her symptoms.