Sheet-Fitting Palsy Described By Wake Forest Baptist Physicians

What do a tight, fitted bed sheet and a blood clot in the wrist have in common? Both are associated with a condition called sheet fitting palsy. True to its name, the palsy is reported in those who spend a long period of time repeatedly trying to pull a fitted bed sheet over the corner of a mattress. But it has also been reported in basketball players and in those who do push-ups as exercise. The injury is caused by the continuous flexing movement of the wrist and results in a tiny stroke in the artery to the hand...

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