| Type | Description | Treatment |
| 1 | Boutonniere (most common) | Synovectomy with extensor hood reconstruction; MCP fusion or arthroplasty |
| 2 | Boutonniere with CMC subluxation (uncommon; Type 1 + Type 3) | Same as type 1 and type 3 |
| 3 | Swan neck deformity (2nd most common) | Splinting vs CMC arthroplasty; MCP fusion |
| 4 | Gamekeeper deformity | Synovectomy/UCL reconstruction or Fusion |
| 5 | Swan neck with MCP disease | Fusion of MCPJ |
| 6 | Arthritis mutilans | Arthrodesis |
a. Choose and communicate Can the patient make a choice and communicate that choice? b. Understand Does the patient understand the risks, benefits, alternatives and consequences of the decision? c. Reason Can the patient provide logic or reason behind his/her decision? d. Value Is the choice the patient makes consistent…
Motor march phenomenon is a sign of reinnervation like Hoffman-Tinel’s sign which has been discussed earlier. Observed in: Axonotmesis Repaired Neurotmesis Not observed in: Neuropraxia Motor march phenomenon: As the re-innervation of injured nerve proceeds, the muscles nearest to the site of injury recovers first followed by distal ones sequentially…
Sacrospinous ligament converts greater sciatic notch into greater sciatic foramen. Sacrotuberous ligament and sacrospinous ligament converts lesser sciatic notch into lesser sciatic foramen. Pudendal canal is a fascial canal formed by splitting of the obturator fascia and is located on the lateral wall of ischiorectal fossa. Structures passing thorugh greater…