Masini sign

Masini sign

An obsolete term that formerly dignified the marked dorsiflexion of the fingers and toes, alleged to be more common in children with mental instability.

Masini,

Giulio, Italian physician, 1874-1937. Masini sign - a marked degree of dorsal extension of the fingers on the metacarpals and of the toes on the metatarsals, noted in children with mental instability.