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  2. Boutonniere deformity - Wikipedia

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    Boutonniere deformity is a deformed position of the fingers or toes, in which the joint nearest the knuckle (the proximal interphalangeal joint, or PIP) is permanently bent toward the palm while the farthest joint (the distal interphalangeal joint, or DIP) is bent back away (PIP flexion with DIP hyperextension).

  3. Acquired hand deformity - Wikipedia

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    Many of these deformities, such as Dupuytren's contracture, swan-neck deformity etc. can be associated with both a chronic, progressive event, or an acute injury; [17] such as boutonnière deformity, which can be caused by trauma, [1] or induced by a chronic condition like rheumatoid arthritis. [20]

  4. Attenuated patella alta - Wikipedia

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    Attenuated patella alta is an extremely rare condition affecting mobility and leg strength. It is characterized by an unusually small knee cap that develops out of and above the joint.

  5. List of orthopaedic eponyms - Wikipedia

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    Haglund's deformity; Hill–Sachs lesion; Iselin's disease; Kashin–Beck disease; Kienbock's disease; Köhler disease; Legg–Calvé–Perthes syndrome; Morton's neuroma; O'Donoghue's triad; Osgood–Schlatter disease; Paget's disease of bone; Panner disease; Perthes Lesion; Preiser disease; Sever's disease; Stener lesion; Sudeck's atrophy ...

  6. Mallet finger - Wikipedia

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    A mallet finger, also known as hammer finger or PLF finger or Hannan finger, is an extensor tendon injury at the farthest away finger joint. [2] This results in the inability to extend the finger tip without pushing it. [3]

  7. Ehlers–Danlos syndrome - Wikipedia

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    [4] [16] As a result of frequent tissue injury, there can be an early onset of advanced osteoarthritis, [45] chronic degenerative joint disease, [45] swan-neck deformity of the fingers, [46] and Boutonniere deformity of the fingers. Tendon and ligament laxity offer minuscule protection from tearing in muscles and tendons, but these problems ...

  8. Chondromalacia patellae - Wikipedia

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    Chondromalacia patellae (also known as CMP) is an inflammation of the underside of the patella and softening of the cartilage.. The cartilage under the kneecap is a natural shock absorber, and overuse, injury, and many other factors can cause increased deterioration and breakdown of the cartilage.

  9. Monoplegia - Wikipedia

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    Monoplegia is paralysis of a single limb, usually an arm.Common symptoms associated with monoplegic patients are weakness, numbness, and pain in the affected limb. Monoplegia is a type of paralysis that falls under h