title: Treatment of the chronic boutonniere deformity by extensor tenotomy.
abstract: A patient with a chronic boutonniere deformity often experiences more difficulty because of the hyperextension deformity at the distal joint, rather than the lack of extension at the proximal interphalangeal joint. It is in these cases that restoration of flexion at the terminal joint by tenotomy of the terminal extensor tendon is of most value.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Meadows
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Sherwyn
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005384:Finger Joint / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006227:Hand Deformities, Acquired / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013710:Tendons / Q000601:surgery*