Froment's sign

Deep palmar nerves.

Froment's sign is a special test of the wrist. It tests for palsy of the ulnar nerve, specifically, the action of adductor pollicis. [1] Froment sign can also refer to cogwheel effect seen in essential tremor.

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 their 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 for Jules Froment.[6][7]

References

  1. "Ulnar Nerve - Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics". Retrieved 2008-01-26.
  2. 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. Richardson, Craig and Fabre, Gerd. '"Froment's Sign." Journal of Audiovisual Media in Medicine. Vol. 26, No. 1 (2003):34.
  5. Jeff G. Konin et al. Special Tests for Orthopedic Examination: Third Edition. Thorofare, NJ. SLACK Incorporated, 2006.
  6. synd/1970 at Who Named It?
  7. Froment, J. (1915). "La préhension dans les paralysies du nerf cubital et le signe du pouce". La presse médicale. Paris. 23: 409.
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