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DEFORMACION PULGAR Z [1 record]

Record 1 2010-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

The most common deformity of the thumb in rheumatoid arthritis characterized by flexion of the metacarpophalangeal joint and hyperextension of the interphalangeal joint.

OBS

Z-shaped deformity of the thumb.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Déformation la plus fréquente du pouce, au cours de la polyarthrite rhumatoïde, caractérisée par la flexion de la métacarpo-phalangienne et l'hyperextension de l'interphalangienne.

OBS

La déformation du pouce en Z est analogue à la déformation en boutonnière des doigts.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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