Benediction Hand (aka Benediction Sign or Preacher's Hand): Difference between revisions
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According to Futterman, <ref name="Futterman" /> there has been a controversy as to the source Benediction Sign for many years, specifically if the median nerve or the ulnar nerve is involved. | The Benediction Sign is the result of a peripheral neuropathy affecting musculature in the hand. According to Futterman, <ref name="Futterman" /> there has been a controversy as to the source Benediction Sign for many years, specifically if the median nerve or the ulnar nerve is involved. | ||
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== Mechanism of Injury / Pathological Process<br> == | == Mechanism of Injury / Pathological Process<br> == |
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Clinically Relevant Anatomy
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The Benediction Sign is the result of a peripheral neuropathy affecting musculature in the hand. According to Futterman, [1] there has been a controversy as to the source Benediction Sign for many years, specifically if the median nerve or the ulnar nerve is involved.
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Mechanism of Injury / Pathological Process
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Damage to the ulnar nerve [1] results in an inability to perform flexion at the metacarpo-phalangeal and interphalangeal joints of the middle and index fingers when the patient attempts to make a fist on the affected side.
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http://teachmeanatomy.info/upper-limb/nerves/ulnar-claw-vs-hand-of-benediction/
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