What is posterior disc osteophyte?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

Basically this medical term is bone spur formation. Disc osteophyte is a spinal cord condition that is caused by the development of bone spurs or osteophytes on the vertebrae or intervertebral discs.

Answer 3

Posterior osteophytic ridging is degenerative changes in the bone. Posterior osteophytic ridging shows a ridge like effect on MRI or CT scans.