Spondylosis deformans
Lateral X-ray
of spondylosis of the lumbar spine, with osteophytes marked by arrows.
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 recognize.
Radiographic features
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.
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