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extensor lag

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extensor lag,
the amount of drooping at a weakened joint that can extend only passively, no longer actively.


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Proximal phalangeal fractures tended to have extensor lag at the PIP joint.
Dynamic treatment for proximal phalangeal fracture of the hand by G Rajesh and W Y Ip and S P Chow and B K K Fung / Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
Furthermore, a preserved patellar retinaculum may impart some ability for active leg extension, albeit with weakness and extensor lag.
Bilateral Quadriceps Tendon Ruptures in a Healthy, Active Duty ... by Anthony E Johnson and Stephen D Rose / Military Medicine
However, 10 patients (19%) had an extensor lag, 7 (13%) walked with an assistive device, and 6 (11%) had an extensor lag and used an assistive device at follow-up.
Simultaneous bilateral rupture of quadriceps tendons: analysis of ... by Shah, Mrugeshkumar K. / Southern Medical Journal
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