also known as proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joints—the finger joints closest to the knuckles. The nodes are a classic sign of osteoarthritis, or joint degeneration, of the hand. They were named ...

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 ...

Distal interphalangeal (DIP) predominant PsA mainly affects the DIP joint, which is the one closest to the ends of the fingers and toes. According to estimates, over 50% of all affected joints in ...

Case l's right fourth proximal interphalangeal joint is seen to be partially flexed. One of her siblings broke the finger at that joint when she was a child; before that it was immovable.