Get Boutonniere Deformity Little Finger Pics. The tendons that allow each finger to straighten, the extensor tendons, at first. The boutonniere deformity occurs when the finger joints become bent and fixated at an angle.

This finger splint is designed to stabilize and immobilize your fingers or thumb post injury in a bid to reduce the strain and/stress on your finger joints, tendons or finger muscles.

Find a hand specialist at orthoindy. Injuries that have been around longer are less likely to improve with splinting, and may never return to normal. Boutonniere finger deformity is characterized by flexion of the middle joint (proximal interphalangeal joint) and hyperextension of the fingertip (distal interphalangeal joint). A boutonniere deformity describes a finger that is stuck in a bent position at the pip or middle joint and is hyperextended or bent backwards at the dip once the swelling has gone down and the finger can be pushed straight, you can be fit with a less cumbersome splint to use through the rest of the.