Is Pope's blessing due to ulnar nerve lesion ( FA 2010 PAGE 369) or median nerve lesion ( FA 2009 PAGE 352)?
Pope's blessing fa2009 vs 2010
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i think its because they changed popes
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Ulnar is how I learned it.
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I learned ulnar as well (a.k.a. ulnar claw), but apparently there are different meanings for the "hand of benediction." Both are probably right in some sense.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulnar_claw
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand_of_benediction
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulnar_claw
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand_of_benediction
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I thought it was due to median n. lesion.
IE. tell somene to make a fist (they flex digits 4 and 5 due to flexor digitorum profundus being intact (the lateral two bellies inn. by ulnar n.).) Thus the first three digits are extended, also the pollicis is pulled in due to an intact adductor pollicis and loss of opponens pollicis...thus "hand of benediction" first three digits extended and last two clawed (upon telling someone to make a fist).
IE. tell somene to make a fist (they flex digits 4 and 5 due to flexor digitorum profundus being intact (the lateral two bellies inn. by ulnar n.).) Thus the first three digits are extended, also the pollicis is pulled in due to an intact adductor pollicis and loss of opponens pollicis...thus "hand of benediction" first three digits extended and last two clawed (upon telling someone to make a fist).
