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What Is the Biomechanical Cause of a Boutonnière Deformity

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What is the biomechanical cause of a Boutonnière deformity?


A) Overstretching of the volar plate (palmar plate) and bowstringing of the lateral bands of the extensor hood mechanism
B) Volar displacement of the extensor carpi ulnaris tendon,causing a flexion force at the wrist joint
C) Rupture of the central band (central slip) of the extensor hood mechanism,causing the lateral bands to slip in a volar direction at the PIP joint
D) Overstretching or rupture of the collateral ligaments of the MCP joints

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