Chandrasekaran, MDFact checked by Khara Scheppmann Heberden's nodes are small bony growths on the finger joints closest to the tip (the distal interphalangeal joint or DIP). Heberden's nodes are a ...

The distal interphalangeal joints often show involvement, distinguishing this condition from other forms of inflammatory arthritis. Dactylitis, the characteristic “sausage-like” swelling of ...

of 4.7. When looking at joints of the upper limb—with the proximal interphalangeal joint of the third digit (PIP3) as a ...

Late direct repair is most commonly performed in the thumb because some loss of tendon excursion and interphalangeal joint motion is well tolerated. [4] There are several anatomic features unique ...