Bouchard nodes

Bouchard nodes
cartilaginous and bony enlargements of the proximal interphalangeal joints of the fingers in degenerative joint disease. Such nodules in the distal interphalangeal joints are called Heberden n's.

Bouchard and Heberden nodes in a patient with osteoarthritis.


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