boutonniиre splint

boutonniиre splint
a dynamic orthosis designed to limit or correct boutonniиre deformities; it encourages palmar displacement of the lateral tendons of the fingers, causing them to act as flexors and stabilize the proximal interphalangeal joints.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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