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A 28-year-old male asked:

Ive been cracking joints on my hand(fingers bent like fist)by pressing on top knuckle by the nail.now great pain when press.which exam for diagnosis.?

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Dr. John Goldman
Dr. John Goldmananswered
Rheumatology 57 years experience
Cracking not problem: The cracking is not a joint problem except you now have Distal Interphalangeal (DIP) joint pain. Is it one joint or many of the joints. It would not be related to the cracking unless you damaged a joint. Your physician can clarify.
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