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Bouchard's nodes are ''deformities'' of the '''proximal interphalangeal joints''' of the hand ('''PIP'''). Like the [[Heberden nodes|Heberden nodes,]] they are a clinical and graphical sign of [[osteoarthritis]]. In contrast, antibody deposits in synovial fluid may also correlate with [[rheumatoid arthritis]].<ref name="RadioPaedia">[ https://radiopaedia.org/cases/43417/studies/46777?lang=us&referrer=%2Farticles%2Fbouchard-node%3Flang%3Dus%23image_list_item_20093273] Radiopaedia</ref>   
Bouchard's nodes are ''deformities'' of the '''proximal interphalangeal joints''' of the hand ('''PIP'''). Like the [[Heberden nodes|Heberden nodes,]] they are a clinical and graphical sign of [[osteoarthritis]]. In contrast to Heberden nodes, nodes caused by antibody deposits in synovial fluid may also correlate with [[rheumatoid arthritis]].<ref name="RadioPaedia">[https://radiopaedia.org/articles/bouchard-node?lang=us#image_list_item_20093273</ref>   





Latest revision as of 16:59, 18 December 2021

Bouchard nodes

Bouchard's nodes are deformities of the proximal interphalangeal joints of the hand (PIP). Like the Heberden nodes, they are a clinical and graphical sign of osteoarthritis. In contrast to Heberden nodes, nodes caused by antibody deposits in synovial fluid may also correlate with rheumatoid arthritis.[1]


Radiographic findings[edit | edit source]

In correlation with the clinic, we find bone nodes at the edges of the proximal interphalangeal joints of the hand - they are often palpable (they may correspond to osteophytes), not always painful. They are less common than Heberden nodes[1].


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