RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Osteoarthritis of the hip and Heberden's nodes.
JF Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
JO Ann Rheum Dis
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and European League Against Rheumatism
SP 53
OP 55
DO 10.1136/ard.48.1.53
VO 48
IS 1
A1 F McGoldrick
A1 T M O'Brien
YR 1989
UL http://ard.bmj.com/content/48/1/53.abstract
AB One hundred consecutive patients with proved osteoarthritis were assessed for the presence of terminal interphalangeal joint disease. There was a significant association found between the presence of Heberden's nodes and primary (axillary) arthritis. Secondary osteoarthritis was relatively free of nodal involvement. It is suggested that Heberden's nodes are a helpful clinical marker in differentiating between the two major groups of osteoarthritis.