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Old 06-30-2012, 08:17 AM
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There are several conditions colloquially called 'claw hand'. Some can be found in this article, and others by googling: claw hand and the Searches related to same at the bottom of the first page of search results.

Dupuytren’s contracture, a genetic condition, afflicts many in the UK, including Margaret Thatcher and Bill Nighy.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/ar...sufferers.html

See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulnar_nerve_entrapment

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