Froment sign

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Froment sign
Positive Froment sign (below)
Differential diagnosispalsy of the ulnar nerve

Froment sign is a special test of the wrist for

adductor pollicis.[1]

Process of examination

To perform the test, a patient is asked to hold an object, usually a flat object such as a piece of paper, between the thumb and index finger (pinch grip). The examiner then attempts to pull the object out of the subject's hands.[2]

Eponym

It is named after French neurologist Jules Froment.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Ulnar Nerve - Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics". Retrieved 2008-01-26.
  2. ^ a b Jeff G. Konin et al. Special Tests for Orthopedic Examination: Third Edition. Thorofare, NJ. SLACK Incorporated, 2006.
  3. ^ Richardson, Craig and Fabre, Gerd. '"Froment's Sign." Journal of Audiovisual Media in Medicine. Vol. 26, No. 1 (2003):34.
  4. Who Named It?
  5. ^ Froment, J. (1915). "La préhension dans les paralysies du nerf cubital et le signe du pouce". La Presse Médicale. 23. Paris: 409.