title: False aneurysm of a digital artery in a softball catcher evaluated by sonography: a case report.
abstract: A rare injury, a traumatic false aneurysm of ulnar proper digital artery of the left thumb in a softball catcher, is described. Noninvasive ultrasonographic evaluation led to an accurate diagnosis of the aneurysm, which was caused by blunt trauma by a softball.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Moriyama Municipal Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yasuda
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Takeda
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D001158:Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001484:Baseball / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005385:Fingers / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography