moderate left posterolateral osteophyte formation at the c5-c6 level casusing moderate compression of the left c6 nerve root
The anterolateral walls are at the front and sides. The posterolateral walls are at the back and sides.
osteophyte
back side
bone spurs
marginal osteophytes are a result and a part of arthritis. they are the build up of bone around the area in joints where the bone has started to touch bone in joints.
Osteophytis (plural Osteophytes)
posterolateral Also known as : posterior, lateral, and superior.
Left and right anterolateral and posterolateral abdominal wall
It is descriptive term for the degenerative spine on CT or MRI. Central disk herniation means a central and posterior protrusion of disk material. Posterolateral disc protrusion indicates herniation of disk along the posterolateral margin of the disk to the spinal canal. Disc spur complex denotes a combined degenerative process with which the protruded disk is accompanied with adjacent bone change with spurring.
There are bone spurs on the back of the bone being studied.
The technical term for neck spurs is cervical osteophytes.