Ape hand

Joe Harvey

Description

Title:

Ape hand

Creator:

Joe Harvey

Date:

8/20/2002

Text:

I was asked about a hand condition called ape hand. It was news to
me. If I remember correctly the apes at the zoo have their arms hanging
down with wrists flexed. So I might surmise that ape hand is a
condition where a lesion to the radial nerve prevents efforts to extend
the wrist. Please comment.

Joe Harvey
orthotist / prosthetist

                          

Citation

Joe Harvey, “Ape hand,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 25, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/219392.