Deformity

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congenital disorder, genetic disorder, postnatal growth disorder

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• Swan-Neck Deformity Swan-neck deformity is a bending in (flexion) of the base of the finger, a straightening out (extension) of the middle joint, and a bending in (flexion) of the outermost joint.
• In orthopedics, a varus deformity is a term for the inward angulation of the distal segment of a bone or joint.
• If the transverse plane deformity is reducible, I will perform a metatarsophalangeal joint release of the tight medial capsule and subsequently perform a lateral capsulorrhaphy with non-absorbable suture.
• The boutonniere deformity is one such problem that affects the extensor tendons of the finger.
• Phil Hammock, an equine veterinarian at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine at Urbana, "An angular limb deformity is any deformity that affects the straightness of the horse's leg from the shoulder to the foot.

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