{"id":131872,"date":"2021-10-03T11:00:13","date_gmt":"2021-10-03T11:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=131872"},"modified":"2023-09-13T10:37:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T10:37:00","slug":"clawhand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/clawhand\/","title":{"rendered":"Clawhand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Also known as main en griffe, an abnormal condition of the hand in which the fingers are in extreme flexion. This is often seen in an ulnar neuropathy (compression of the ulnar nerve at the elbow), in which the muscles innervated by the ulnar nerve are weakened by nerve damage.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A hand marked by hyperextension of the proximal phalanges of the digits and extreme flexion of the middle and distal phalanges. Usually it is caused by injury to the ulnar and median nerves.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654] sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-61\">\n<div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>A condition that arises due to the paralysis and atrophy of certain small hand muscles, also known as &#8220;main-en-griffe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Also known as main en griffe, an abnormal condition of the hand in which the fingers are in extreme flexion. 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