arterial disease of the shoulder PCHA aneurysm
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Academisch Medisch Centrum
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Players with symptoms associated with PCHA pathology with digital emboli: * Male volleyball players active in the Dutch national top league in the seasons 2010-2011 and/or 2011-2012. * Players who report to *sometimes or more often suffer from cold or blue or pale digits in the dominant hand during or directly after practice or competition*. * Written informed consent.;Players without symptoms of associated with PCHA pathology with digital emboli: * Male volleyball players active in the Dutch national top league in the seasons 2010-2011 and/or 2011-2012. * Players who do not report to *sometimes or more often suffer from cold or blue or pale digits in the dominant hand during or directly after practice or competition*. * Written informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: * A history of surgery to the dominant shoulder. * Age
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pulse volume recordings (triphasic/normal and non-triphasic/abnormal) of the fingers in the dominant and non-dominant hand using photoplethysmography | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| * Peak systolic velocity (PSV) and luminal diameter and vessel characteristics, such as a sign of aneurysm, stenosis, occlusion, thrombus or dissection of the PCHA in the dominant shoulder using Color Doppler ultrasound * Prevalence and association of digital pathology and PCHA anomalies in symptomatic and asymptomatic elite Dutch male volleyball players. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed