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Boutonnière deformity after correction of childhood swan-neck deformity: a case report
Alastair J Graham1, Anthony C Berger
1Cliveden Hill Private Hospital, 29 Simpson St, East Melbourne, Victoria 3002, Australia.
Abstract:
After a successful Littler procedure (spiral oblique retinacular ligament reconstruction) for swan-neck deformity, a 14-year-old patient developed progressive boutonnière deformity. We propose that the problem arose from gradual tightening of the tendon transfer as the finger grew.
