Simian Hand

Simian Hand

Simian hand or ape hand has been used to describe the atrophy of the thenar eminence with recession of the metacarpal bones of the thumb to the plane of the other metacarpal bones seen in median nerve lesions in the axilla or upper arm.

 

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Benediction hand

 

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