Ulnar claw
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ulnar-claw-279-8324868
title:
Ulnar claw
text:
An ulnar claw, also known as claw hand or ‘Spinster’s Claw’, is a deformity or an abnormal attitude of the hand that develops due to ulnar nerve damage causing paralysis of the lumbricals. A claw hand presents with a hyperextension at the metacarpophalangeal joints and flexion at the proximal and distal interphalangeal joints of the 4th and 5th fingers. The patients with this condition can make a full fist but when they extend their fingers, the hand posture is referred to as claw hand. The ring
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encyclopedia
description:
Deformity of the hand that develops due to ulnar nerve damage
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulnar_claw
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date modified:
2024-04-27T03:09:33Z
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