someone who understands something about bones or their structure please answer this?

Question

what happens eventually if somebody has the habbit of banding their fingers in a way which produces sound(i have no idea of the correct term for this).
is this damaging for the fingers and can have lead to damage in the long run
or is this not seriously effecting the bones?

Answer 1

old wives tale that cracking your knuckles will give you arthiritus(sp), but its just bubbles of gas poping in synovial fluid around joints. nothing to worry about

Answer 2

all i know is if you continue to crack your knuckles over a period of time your going to get arthritis-my doctor told this to my sister.