Osteoarthritis of the vertebral column
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Osteoarthritis of the vertebral column, also known as spondylosis deformans, is common and usually merely referred to as spinal "degenerative change". Complications such as spinal stenosis are important to recognise.
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The hallmark of osteoarthritis in the spine, as is the case elsewhere, is the presence of osteophytes. Traction osteophytes project obliquely or horizontally from the endplates, which is helpful in distinguishing them from syndesmophytes of ankylosing spondylitis.
-<p><strong>Osteoarthritis of the vertebral column</strong>, also known as <strong>spondylosis deformans</strong>, is common and usually merely referred to as spinal "degenerative change". Complications such as <a href="/articles/spinal-stenosis">spinal stenosis</a> are important to recognise. </p><h4>Radiographic features</h4><p>The hallmark of <a href="/articles/osteoarthritis">osteoarthritis</a> in the spine, as is the case elsewhere, is the presence of <a href="/articles/osteophyte">osteophytes</a>. Traction osteophytes project obliquely or horizontally from the endplates, which is helpful in distinguishing them from <a href="/articles/syndesmophyte">syndesmophytes</a> of <a href="/articles/ankylosing-spondylitis">ankylosing spondylitis</a>. </p>- +<p><strong>Osteoarthritis of the vertebral column</strong>, also known as <strong>spondylosis deformans</strong>, is common and usually merely referred to as spinal "degenerative change". Complications such as <a href="/articles/spinal-stenosis-1">spinal stenosis</a> are important to recognise. </p><h4>Radiographic features</h4><p>The hallmark of <a href="/articles/osteoarthritis">osteoarthritis</a> in the spine, as is the case elsewhere, is the presence of <a href="/articles/osteophyte">osteophytes</a>. Traction osteophytes project obliquely or horizontally from the endplates, which is helpful in distinguishing them from <a href="/articles/syndesmophyte">syndesmophytes</a> of <a href="/articles/ankylosing-spondylitis">ankylosing spondylitis</a>. </p>
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