clawhand

clawhand

 [klaw´hand] flexion and atrophy of the hand and fingers.

claw·hand

(klaw'hand), Atrophy of the interosseous muscles of the hand with hyperextension of the metacarpophalangeal joints and flexion of the interphalangeal joints; develops as a result of nerve injury either at the spinal cord or peripheral nerve level.

claw·hand

, claw hand (klaw'hand) Atrophy of the interosseous muscles of the hand with hyperextension of the metacarpophalangeal joints and flexion of the interphalangeal joints.