Small dense areas seen in X-ray pictures of bone around margin of joints with osteoarthritis. Sometimes larger, more porotic, protrusions are also seen.
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Osteophytes is a term referring to bone spurs, smooth structures that form on the spine over a long period of time. Bone spurs are physical indications that there is degeneration in the spine and become common with age. As disc material degenerates, ligaments at the facet joint loosen and gradually thicken in order to continue to hold vertebrae tog...
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