THE PREVALENCE OF PALPABLE FINGER JOINT NODULES IN DIFFUSE IDIOPATHIC SKELETAL HYPEROSTOSIS (DISH). A CONTROLLED STUDY
- 1 August 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Rheumatology
- Vol. 31 (8) , 531-534
- https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/31.8.531
Abstract
The presence of clinically palpable finger joint nodules a(Heberden's and Bouchard's nodes) was documented in 123 consecutive cases with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) of the thoracic spine and 191 matched DISH negative controls. The prevalence of palpable finger joint nodules was almost twice as frequent in cases with spinal DISH compared to controls (46% versus 31%, X2 = 7.67, PX = 9.18, P<0.005; multivariate adjusted odds ratio OR = 2.10; 95% CI: 1.26–3.52). From these results we con clude that DISH should be considered as an independent risk factor in the development of finger joint nodules.Keywords
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