Passive Tenodesis test for boutonniere deformity

Tenodesis Boutonniere test
Flex wrist; progressively flex MCP
PIP extends through tenodesis Central slip intact
PIP fails to extend through tenodesis Central slip tear
Successful splinting should be associated with normalization of tenodesis

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