title: Post-traumatic false aneurysm in a digital artery of the finger.
abstract: Despite the high incidence of trauma involving the hand and digits, traumatic aneurysms in this region are rarely seen and few are reported. We describe a false aneurysm of a digital artery caused by a dog bite.
authors.affiliation: Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, University Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK. tahseen_c@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Tahseen
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chaudhry
authors.forename: Gina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: Vaikunthan
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rajaratnam
mesh_terms: D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology*; D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D005385:Fingers / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged