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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).
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] [16] As a result of frequent tissue injury, there can be an early onset of advanced osteoarthritis, [47] chronic degenerative joint disease, [47] swan-neck deformity of the fingers, [48] and Boutonniere deformity of the fingers. Tendon and ligament laxity offer minuscule protection from tearing in muscles and tendons, but these problems ...
A hammer toe, hammertoe or contracted toe is a deformity of the muscles and ligaments of the proximal interphalangeal joint of the second, third, fourth, or fifth toe, bending it into a shape resembling a hammer. In the early stage, a flexible hammertoe is movable at the joints; a rigid hammertoe joint cannot be moved and usually requires surgery.
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]
In late October, Eldiara Doucette found out she only had five days left with her arm. The 22-year-old's synovial sarcoma − a rare cancer that affects soft tissue − had returned. Her hospital's ...
A hand deformity is a disorder of the hand that can be congenital or acquired. An example is Madelung's deformity. See also. Acquired hand deformity ; References
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