Bone spurs are hard bumps that form around your joints or on your spine. Learn what causes these bony growths, and how to treat them. Osteophytes are bony lumps that grow on the bones in the spine or around joints. They can cause pain, stiffness and nerve problems, and are often linked to arthritis. Learn about the symptoms, causes and treatments of osteophytes . Osteophytes are cartilage-capped bony proliferations (bony spurs) that most commonly develop at the margins of a synovial joint as a response to articular cartilage damage, as seen very commonly in degenerative joint disease. Central osteophytes c... An osteophyte is a fibrocartilage-capped bony outgrowth that is one of the features of osteoarthritis. This study reviewed the types, risk factors, pathophysiology, clinical presentations, and medical and surgical treatment of osteophytes . Extraspinal osteophytes are classified as marginal, central, …
