Small-Joint DCS Unlikely

[eponym]

I've heard that isolated smaller joint pain (a finger, for instance) is not usually considered DCS-related.

Is this generally accepted wisdom?

Is it based on analysis of DCS incidents?

Or is it a conclusion from physiology? Can one argue against small-joint bending based on, for example, ratio of tissue to blood vessels, or size of muscle tissues, or perfusion rates?

Fin on,
Bryan

 

[DocVikingo]

Based on the typical presenting features of DCS, small-joints such fingers and toes are very rarely involved.

Best regards.

DocVikingo