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Bone spur Also called an osteophyte, it is an outgrowth or ridge that forms on a bone. Mentioned in: Cervical Disk Disease, Cervical Spondylosis bone spur Lipping Imaging A small osteophyte seen at the margin of a joint's articular surface How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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``Hopefully I can rest as much as I can and I won't have to deal with the scar tissue or a little soreness in my ligament,'' said Escobar, whose discomfort is the result of surgery last season to shave down a bone spur and remove a bone chip. In September, my dad, who is 38, fractured his ankle while training and formed a bone spur on his leg. In that same area, Erstad has a bone spur that rubs against the injured tendon when he puts pressure on his feet. |
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