Hand of benediction

The hand of benediction, also known as benediction sign or preacher's hand, has been said to occur as a result of prolonged compression or injury of the median nerve at the forearm or elbow.[1]

More recently it has been shown that the clinical appearance of a high median nerve palsy is different from the classical hand of benediction or preacher's hand posture pointing finger.[2]

  1. ^ "The Hand Examination". Stanford Medicine.
  2. ^ Duraku, Liron S.; Schreuders, Ton A.R.; Power, Dominic M.; Rajaratnam, Vaikunthan; Chaudhry, Tahseen; Hundepool, Caroline A.; Zuidam, Jelle M. (2022). "High Median Nerve Paralysis: Is the Hand of Benediction or Preacher's Hand a Correct Sign?". Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open. 10 (10): e4598. doi:10.1097/GOX.0000000000004598. PMC 9616636. PMID 36320624.
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