Prominent juxta-articular osteopenia in all interphalangeal joints in a patient with

rhematoid arthritis of the hands.

Well defined bony erosions in the carpal bones and metacarpal bases in a patient
with RA of the hands.

Multiple erosions with deformity of the carpal bones in a patient with RA of the
hands.

Follow-up radiograph obtained after an 18-month interval in a patient with

rheumatoid arthritid of the hands. Ankylosis of the carpal bones has occured,
with enlargement of the erosions.

Soft tissue sweeling and early erosions in the proximal interphalangeal joints in a
patient with RA of the hands.