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WHAT: Heberden\'s nodes. Heberden\'s Nodes: cartilaginous and bony enlargements of the distal interphalangeal joints of the fingers. WHY: The presence of Heberden\'s nodes is a common, characteristic physical finding of degenerative joint disease. HOW: Heberden\'s nodes are recognized by their characteristic location at the dorsolateral and medial aspects of the distal interphalangeal joints of the hand. They are usually nontender, painless, firm nodules 2 or 3 mm in diameter and are often associated with flexion and medial or lateral deviation of the distal phalanx. REFS: Bland, JH and Stulberg, SD: Osteoarthritis: Pathology and Clinical Patterns. In Kelley: Textbook of Rheumatology. W.B. Saunders Co., 1981, pp. 1478-80.
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