Heberden's node


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Heberden's node

[′heb·ərd·ənz ‚nōd]
(medicine)
Nodose deformity of the fingers in degenerative joint disease. Also known as Heberden-Rosenbach node.
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6 There's no treatment for Heberden's node, but painkillers will relieve pain and tenderness.
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Post-menopausal osteoarthritis, in which the little nodules are known as Heberden's nodes.
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Unilateral Heberden's nodes in a case of hemiplegia.
Unusual distribution of bullous pemphigoid lesions in a hemiplegic patient: A case report
A sign of wear-andtear arthritis in the fingers is bony lumps at the finger ends called Heberden's nodes.
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The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between OA and OP in postmenopausal women with hand OA characterized by Heberden's nodes and to investigate whether these patients have higher BMD values in the lumbar spine and femur than those without OA.
The relationship between osteoarthritis and osteoporosis in patients with primary generalized osteoarthritis / Primer Jeneralize Osteoartritli Hastalarda Osteoartrit ve Osteoporoz Arasindaki Iliski
Relation between Heberden's nodes and distal interphalangeal joint osteophytes and their role as markers of generalised disease.
Diagnosis and treatment of hand osteoarthritis/El osteoartritinde tani ve tedavi yaklasimlari
Part of primary generalised osteoarthritis (OA) with Heberden's nodes of DIP joints
Common hand conditions
Osteophytes, Heberden's nodes, Bouchard's nodes, and joint space narrowing can be seen in both EOA and osteoarthritis, but central erosions are characteristic of only EOA.
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The swelling of the PIP joints is called Bouchard's nodes; the swelling of the DIP joints is called Heberden's nodes.
Painful and swollen hands
For example, Heberden's nodes -- lumps of cartilage-covered bone that arise on the finger joints -- are much more common in women of families where the mother, the grandmother or the aunt had osteoarthritis.
The puzzle takes shape: a key to the cause of osteoarthritis
The risk factors found to be strongly associated with knee OA in patients with knee pain include age older than 50 years, female sex, high body mass index, previous knee injury or malalignment, joint laxity occupational or recreational usage, family history, and the presence of Heberden's nodes, the task force concluded.
Imaging optional in knee OA guidelines

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