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swan-neck deformity [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

A finger deformity in which there is a flexion contracture of the metacarpophalangeal joint, hyperextension of the proximal interphalangeal joint, and flexion of the distal interphalangeal joint.

Key term(s)
  • swan neck deformity

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Déformation des doigts caractérisée par la flexion des métacarpo-phalangiennes, l'hyperextension des interphalangiennes proximales et la flexion des interphalangiennes distales.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Huesos y articulaciones
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
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