wrist-drop

British  

noun

1. paralysis of the extensor muscles of the wrist and fingers

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Example Sentences

He had no signs at all of wrist-drop, there were no suspicious signs on his gums and he had never suffered from constipation or anything like lead colic.

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He slipped on the ice, however, and sprained his wrist, and the next day turned up with a typical lead wrist-drop.

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Weakness or paralysis of the extensors of the wrist and hand results, giving rise to the characteristic “wrist-drop.”

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The right upper extremity was normal, but weak; there was wrist-drop on the left side and the deltoid was wasted and powerless; on the other hand the fingers could be flexed, and although the elbow could not be, there were signs of returning power in the biceps, and some movements of the shoulder could be performed by the capsular muscles.

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A year later the wrist-drop still persisted.

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