Bouchard's and Heberden's nodes

These nodes are found in Osteoarthritis of the hand.

• Bouchard's - Osteoarthritic nodes in proximal interphalangeal joint
• Heberden's - Osteoarthritic nodes in distal IP joint

Confused about whose proximal and whose distal. How to remember ?

• B comes before H, so Bouchard's is in proximal IP joint ( "B" is proximal to "H" in the alphabet chain)

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