Osteophyte and Degenerative Disc Disease of the Lumbar Spine
An osteophyte is also known as a bone spur that grows on the joints of our lower spine because of degenerative changes. Ostephytes have three types of osteophytes: traction spur, inflammatory spur and the original osteophyte or osteochondrophyte. Osteophyte is diagnosed with a bone density test that will measure the …