2007-11-20 08:57:01 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
An osteophyte is a boney growth on any piece of bone. It is usually created from abnormal pressure, most common spot is on the spine. It is sometimes called a spur.
2007-11-20 09:58:00 · answer #1 · answered by Musculoskeletal 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Osteophyte,
an outgrowth or excrescence of a bone. Osteophytes occur in innumerable musculoskeletal disorders (as for example acromegaly, neuropathic osteoarthropathy, macrodystrophia lipomatosa progressiva, Wilsons disease, diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis DISH and crystal-induced arthropathies, among other conditions).
In osteoarthritis osteophytes are characteristic, and several types are recognized (Table 1). They develop in areas of a joint that are subjected to low stress.
Osteophyte, Table 1. Type of osteophytes in osteoarthritis.
2007-11-20 19:36:58 · answer #2 · answered by colin m 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Silly question but is this in relation to Osteoporosis, or just normal bone spurs?
2007-11-20 20:37:57 · answer #3 · answered by gillianprowe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋