Spondylose
Lateral X-ray
of spondylosis of the lumbar spine, with osteophytes marked by arrows.
Spondylosis
• Advanced cervical spine spondylosis - Ganzer Fall bei Radiopaedia
Vacuum
phenomenon • Gas-containing lumbar disc herniations - Ganzer Fall bei Radiopaedia
Spondylosis (plural: spondyloses) is used as a broad descriptive term referring to degeneration of the spinal column from any cause; it is usually further qualified by the part of the spine affected, e.g. cervical spondylosis.
History and etymology
It derives from the Ancient Greek word σπόνδυλος (spóndylos) meaning "a vertebra".
See also
Siehe auch:
und weiter:
Assoziationen und Differentialdiagnosen zu Spondylose: