Surgery for Heberden's nodes is only done if a person's symptoms don't get better or they cannot use their finger at all. Sometimes, surgery can replace the joint.

Heberden’s nodes are bony growths that occur on finger joints. ... In rare cases, a person may need surgery if Heberden’s nodes do not improve and cause significant discomfort.

Heberden’s nodes form in the distal joints, ... Surgery is reserved for people with severe symptoms that affect their quality of life, especially when it limits function. DEAR DR.

Heberden’s and Bouchard’s nodes are manifestations of osteoarthritis in the hand. ... The only treatment I have found is surgery, and I watched a video of an operation.

Heberden’s and Bouchard’s nodes are manifestations of osteoarthritis in the hand. A quick anatomy lesson: Your second, third, fourth and fifth fingers all have three phalanges, the small bones ...

Q: I have read everything I can find on Heberden’s nodes. I have one on the middle finger of my left hand, my writing hand. I have had this node for about three months, and I believe it is still ...

Dear R.R.: Heberden's and Bouchard's nodes are bony enlargements on the hand joints. (Heberden's nodes appear on the joint closest to the fingertip, while Bouchard's nodes occur on the middle joint.) ...

The presence of Heberden’s nodes is associated with increased MRI-based periarticular bone area expansion related to knee osteoarthritis, according to findings published in Arthritis ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have read everything I can find on Heberden's nodes. I have one on the middle finger of my left hand, my writing hand. I have had this node for about three months, and I believe ...

Heberden's nodes are bony enlargements of the finger joints that are readily detectable in a routine physical exam ... Altered knee joint movement after ACL surgery could contribute to early-onset ...

Heberden’s (HEH-ber-den’s) nodes are rather common bony outgrowths or hard bumps at the last joints of certain fingers of some people’s hands. They are a marker for osteoarthritis of those ...