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OBSTETRICIANS HAND [1 record]

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Record 1 1998-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
  • Nervous System
DEF

The contraction of the hand in tetany; the hand is flexed at the wrist, the fingers at the metacarpophalangeal joints but extended at the interphalangeal joints, the thumb being strongly flexed into the palm.

OBS

The term "obstetrician's hand" was recommended by the Medical Signs and Symptoms Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
  • Système nerveux
DEF

Attitude particulière de la main que l'on observe dans la tétanie : adduction du pouce et des doigts, extension des articulations interphalangiennes, flexion des articulations métacarpo-phalangiennes, flexion du poignet.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
  • Sistema nervioso
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