Compression of the posterior circumflex humeral artery in a volleyball player

Compression of the posterior circumflex humeral artery in a volleyball play er The compression syndrom of the posterior circumflex humeral artery is an in frequent vascular compression syndrome and differential diagnosis of the th oracic outlet- and the hypothenar-hammer-syndrom. The diagnosis includes a complete interview and a transfemoral armarteriography. Our report is about an affected volleyball player, the possible pathomechanism that can lead t o this syndrom and the current literature.