Waht is main d’accoucheur?
main d’accoucheur is a French word which means “hand of the obstetrician“.
Children are more liable to develop tetany than adults and present with a characteristic triad of carpo-pedal spasm, stridor and convulsions, although one or more of these may be found independently of the others. In carpopedal spasm, the hands adopt a characteristic position with flexion of the metacarpophalangeal joints of the fingers and adduction of the thumb (‘main d’accoucheur’).
Trousseau sign Elicitation Video
 main d’accoucheur Picture
The sign is named after French physician Armand Trousseau who described the phenomenon in 1861. It is distinct from the Trousseau sign of malignancy.
What is main d'accoucheur?
