Bone Spurs and Overgrowths - Defining Osteophytes

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Bone Spurs and Overgrowths - Defining Osteophytes

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Bone spurs and bony overgrowths are also known as osteophytes. Osteophytes are extra bone the body produces and deposits in an arthritic joint to stop its movement.

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qualitypointtech.net — “A recent study done by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) shows that tomosynthesis may be more beneficial in diagnosing knee osteoarthritis than X-ray imaging. In the study, which is published online in the journal Radiology, tomosynthesis detected more osteophytes (abnormal bony spurs) and subchondral cysts (small collection of fluid within the bone) in the knee joint than conventional X-ray imaging. Daichi Hayashi, MD, PhD, research instructor at the Quantitative ImaginView full resource at qualitypointtech.net

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