Ape Hand

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Ape hand is a physical deformity in humans causing inability to abduct or oppose the thumb thereby causing the thumb little or no abduction and opposition. Abduction of the thumb is the ability to move the perpendicular (90°) away from the plane of the palm. Opposition is the ability of the firs metacarpal to swing over the palmar surface of the hand to

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