lumbrical plus deformity

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[lum′brikəl]

a complication of rheumatoid arthritis in which the lumbricals (muscles in the hands and feet) become contracted. A main effect of the dysfunction is metacarpophalangeal joint flexion and interphalangeal joint extension. Compare boutonnière deformity.

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