Inflammation on MRI after exposure to ICIs most commonly shows patterns of peripheral inflammatory arthritis and a unique overlap between polymyalgia rheumatica and inflammatory arthritis.

Abstract Background: Hyperextension of the first metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joint and adduction of the first web space of the hand are features of advanced stages of carpometacarpal (CMC) joint ...

Cadaver dissection was performed to examine anatomical association between the interphalangeal (IP) joint and metacarpophalangeal (MP) joint of the thumb, as well as extension mechanism in clinical ...

I want a second opinion. Which kind of doctor am I looking for to get this node evaluated? -- R.R. ANSWER: Heberden’s and Bouchard’s nodes are bony enlargements on the hand joints.

They are associated with osteoarthritis of the hand. Over half of 64-year-old adults have osteoarthritis of the hands, so these are common. I suspect your physician was quite correct.

Dr. Roach: I’m a 64-year-old man in good medical health. Recently, a bump the size of a pea appeared on the large knuckle of my index finger. My general physician ...

(Heberden’s nodes appear on the joint closest to the fingertip, while Bouchard’s nodes occur on the middle joint.) They are associated with osteoarthritis of the hand.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a 64-year-old man in good medical health. Recently, a bump the size of a pea appeared on the large knuckle of my index finger. My general physician glanced at it and said that it ...

(Heberden’s nodes appear on the joint closest to the fingertip, while Bouchard’s nodes occur on the middle joint.) They are associated with osteoarthritis of the hand.

— R.R. ANSWER: Heberden’s and Bouchard’s nodes are bony enlargements on the hand joints. (Heberden’s nodes appear on the joint closest to the fingertip, while Bouchard’s nodes occur on the middle ...