A quick fix for 'claw hand': New injection gives hope to millions of sufferers. By ALICE SMELLIE FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY Updated: 17:19 EDT, 19 November 2011 ...

Wearing a special splint at night can help but does not cure the underlying problem. And while steroid injections into the hand have been tried, they only have a 50 per cent success rate.

Claw-hand didn't stop Maggie Thatcher or me: ... 'It was like getting a new hand,' says Sir John. The finger splints were removed after four weeks, though they have to be worn at night for six months.