You Are Evaluating a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis of the Hand

question 12

Multiple Choice

You are evaluating a patient with rheumatoid arthritis of the hand and wrist.You notice several deformities,including hyperextension of the PIP joints and flexion of the DIP joints of digits 2,3,and 4.This deformity is called:

• A) Swan-neck deformity.
• B) Heberden's deformity.
• C) Boutonnière deformity.
• D) Saddleback deformity.

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