Signs
 
 

Swan Neck Deformity

 
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Overview

    • Look For

    • Hyperextension at the proximal interphalangeal joint joint with flexion at the metacarpophalangeal and distal interphalangeal joint

    • Significance

    • A sign of rheumatoid arthritis.
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