The nodes are a classic sign of osteoarthritis, or joint degeneration, of the hand. They were named after the French pathologist Charles-Joseph Bouchard who studied people with arthritis during ...

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 ...