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Remember and understand the deformities seen in Rheumatoid Arthritis
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  • Harrison\'s Principles of Internal Medicine, Self-Assessment and Board Review

Rheumatoid Arthritis is characterised by certain finger joint deformities. This document explains the anatomical basis of these deformities. There is also a note on its pathophysiological basis.

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  • July 1, 2021
  • 7
  • 2020/2021
  • Class notes
  • Priya john
  • Rheumatoid arthritis

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  • medicine
  • rheumatoid arthritis
  • arthritis
  • rheumatology
  • decoded medicine
  • swan neck
  • duck bill
  • boutonierre
  • joints
  • ip joint
  • mcp joint
  • phalangeal joint

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Swan neck, Boutonniere & Duck bill deformities in
Rheumatoid Arthritis
May 18, 2020
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Notice the neck of the swan extended near its body(proximally) and bent towards
its head(distally)




Notice the bent finger while sewing a hand stitched buttonhole

, Did you know?
The beak of a duck is called duck bill




Now that you see and know these wonderful facts, lets talk medicine.



Swan neck, boutenniere and duck bill deformities are noticed in the fingers of people

affected with Rheumatoid arthritis. In some cases, these deformities can also occur due

to traumatic finger injury.



Pathophysiology:Abnormal stress on the volar plates (aka palmar plates) , the ligaments

around the finger joints.

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