"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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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Spinal Osteophytosis" by people in Profiles.
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De Jesus-Monge WE, Cruz-Cuevas EI. Dysphagia and lung aspiration secondary to anterior cervical osteophytes: a case report and review of the literature. Ethn Dis. 2008; 18(2 Suppl 2):S2-137-40.
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Dennis GC, Dehkordi O, Millis RM, Cole AN, Brown DS, Paul OA. Monitoring of median nerve somatosensory evoked potentials during cervical spinal cord decompression. J Clin Neurophysiol. 1996 Jan; 13(1):51-9.