"Spinal Osteophytosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Outgrowth of immature bony processes or bone spurs (OSTEOPHYTE) from the VERTEBRAE, reflecting the presence of degenerative disease and calcification. It commonly occurs in cervical and lumbar SPONDYLOSIS.
| Descriptor ID |
D013128
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.116.900.815
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| Concept/Terms |
Spinal Osteophytosis- Spinal Osteophytosis
- Osteophytoses, Spinal
- Spinal Osteophytoses
- Osteophytosis, Spinal
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Spinal Osteophytosis" by people in Profiles.
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Minimally invasive lumbar spinal decompression in the elderly: outcomes of 50 patients aged 75 years and older. Neurosurgery. 2007 Mar; 60(3):503-9; discussion 509-10.
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Anterior surgery in four consecutive technical phases for cervical spondylotic myelopathy. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1993 Oct 15; 18(14):1968-73.
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Long-term follow-up study of anterior surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy with special reference to the magnetic resonance imaging findings in 52 cases. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1993 Jun; (291):142-53.