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What does degenerative joint diseases in the hands and fingers look like?

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See the picture: There are small nodes on each side of the jiont called hebreden node.

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Dr. Jeffrey Wint answered

Specializes in Hand Surgery

Arthritis: Arthritis has. The bumps on the distal joints near the nails that are called hebreden's nodes and the ones near the pip or middle joints, bouchard's nodes.

Answered 3/3/2018

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