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What does osteophytic mean?
Osteophyte means bone spur
What is a disc osteophyte bar?
An osteophyte is a bone spur that forms usually because of damage to the surface of a joint, resulting in arthritis. A disc osteophyte occurs in the disc space between two vertebrae of the spine.
What is the difference between osteophyte and osteophyte complex?
An osteophyte, commonly known as a bone spur, is a bony growth that forms along the edges of bones, typically in response to joint degeneration or arthritis. An osteophyte complex refers to a group of interconnected osteophytes or a combination of osteophytes and associated soft tissue changes, which can collectively contribute to joint stiffness and pain. While an osteophyte is a single entity, the complex indicates a broader pathological condition involving multiple growths or associated structures.
What is the difference between an osteophyte and an enthesophyte?
An osteophyte, commonly known as a bone spur, is a bony growth that forms along the edges of bones, often in response to joint degeneration or arthritis. In contrast, an enthesophyte is a type of bony growth that occurs at the site of tendon or ligament attachment to bone, typically due to inflammation or stress at these sites. While both are forms of bone overgrowth, their locations and causes differ, with osteophytes associated with joint surfaces and enthesophytes related to soft tissue attachments.
What is posterior disc osteophyte?
Posterior disc osteophyte is a condition where more than one spinal vertebrae or disc is affected by bone spurs. This can happen during aging, from a degenerative disease, obesity, or from your body producing extra nodules of bone.
What is disc osteophyte complex with flattening of the ventral thecal sac?
You have a bone spur on the vertebrae that is protruding towards the front of your body and putting pressure on the sac of cerebrospinal fluid that encircles the brain and spinal cord.
What causes disk - osteophyte complex?
A disk osteophyte complex occurs where the soft tissue of the inter-vertebral disk herniates or extrudes outside of the of its normal parameters along with a bone spur(s) of the vertebrae. The bone spurs are smooth structures formed over a period of time, i.e., degenerative changes as part of the aging process. Because of the delicate nature of the degenerative changes, which alone may by asymptomatic, any intervening trauma may make them symptomatic due any combination of the spur or disk protrusion. Pain and numbness may occur because of the combination of the disk and the osteophyte (or "disk osteophyte complex") impinging on the nerve root system, or structure surrounding the spinal cord.
What is the difference between a cane and a spur on a grapevine?
cane is a big piece and the spur is a small is a piece
What is a neck bone spur?
It is a bone spur that appears in the neck. When a bone spur develops in your neck it may cause stiffness and pain in the back and neck. It can protrude inward, occasionally making it difficult to swallow or painful to breathe. The bone spur can also push against veins, restricting blood flow to your brain. Bone spurs in your neck is usually caused by osteoarthritis. When the discs between your vertebrae start getting thinner your body may try to compensate by adding bone tissue at the edges of the vertebrae to try and compensate. This bone growth is known as a bone spur.
Thickening on the surface of the calcaneus bone?
A thickening on the surface of the calcaneus bone is usually a heel spur.
What is another name for solitary bone cyst?
bone spur
What is the difference between a platypus's and an echidna's hind spur?
The platypus's spur is sharp and attached to a venom gland in the platypus's thigh. The echidna's spur is blunt, and is not attached to a functional venom gland.
