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: Early thinning of the bone near affected joints.

Hand and Wrist Rheumatoid Arthritis - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf The Rheumatoid Hand: Diagnostic Imaging

: Symmetrical loss of cartilage, most frequently in the MCP (knuckle), PIP (middle finger), and carpal (wrist) joints. : Early thinning of the bone near affected joints

Conventional radiography remains the first-line tool for monitoring disease progression. most frequently in the MCP (knuckle)