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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.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 10y agoBasically 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.
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∙ 10y agoPosterior osteophytic ridging is degenerative changes in the bone. Posterior osteophytic ridging shows a ridge like effect on MRI or CT scans.
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What is mild anterior disc margin osteophytes?
posterior disc osteophyte at c5 c6 mild indentation on anterior thecal sac. there is uncinate spurring with left formaminal narrowing c5 c6 . would this require surgery?
What is posterior disk osteophyte complex?
Disc osteophyte complex usually occurs as a person ages. It is a spinal condition where a spinal vertebra is afflicted by osteophytes or commonly known as bone spurs. This often results in experiencing headaches, stiff neck, and weakness in the shoulders.
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.
Small posterior disc bulges with mild endplate spurring?
what is Small posterior disc bulges with mild endplate spurring
Can whiplash to the neck cause osteophyte complex and compression of the left C6 nerve?
Yes, I was T-boned (whiplash injury) and developed posterior osteophyte complex as a result. My CAT scan showed no injury after the accident at the hospital but a year later I had a MRI done because of severe neck pain and it showed osteophyte complex. The extreme force put on the disc during impact (whiplash) triggers your brain to "repair" the injured disk forming osteophytes.
Posterior disc bulge which effaces the thecal sac?
what can be done for this
What is the spinal theca An ortho consultant I saw says' I have a disc bulge which is compressing the theca What does this mean?
what is poateria osteophyte and spinal theca
What is diffuse disc osteophyte complex indenting thecal sac and what is the cure?
Diffuse disc osteophyte complex refers to the formation of bony growths and disc protrusions in the spine, which can cause compression on the thecal sac. Treatment usually involves a combination of therapies such as physical therapy, pain management, and in severe cases, surgery to alleviate pressure on the spinal nerves. Management focuses on relieving symptoms and preventing further damage to the spine.
What is partial ossification of the posterior disc space of C7T1?
42 kilananos squared
What does it mean when the central posterior extrusion of a disc takes place?
Your back hurts.
What does “ broad-based disc bulging slightly asymmetric to the left with associated posterior lateral spurs?
This is called a broad based disc herniation
What is a Prominent broad based posterior and lateral disc protrusion?
My husband just got his mri report, at c2-c3 minimal left foraminal, c3-c4-3mm posterior central protrusion,c4-c5-posterior annular bulging, c5-c6prominent posterior bulge/broad based protrusion causing right goraminal stenosis, c6-c7 small posterior protrusion.. He has sever pain in his left arm...what should we do..
