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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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Osteophyte Causes

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Dr. Erion Spaho MD

: Uncovertebral joint hypertrophy causes moderate left neuroforaminal narrowing. Posterior disc osteophyte complex obscures the anterior CSF space. C6/C7: Posterior disc osteophyte complex... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Erion Spaho ( Neurologist)
Dr.  Indu Kumar MD

cervical cord with some foraminal narrowing. There is neurocentric joint degeneration and osteophyte formation. At C5/6 there is a prominent broadbased posterior disc osteophyte ridge causing indentation of ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Indu Kumar ( Radiologist)
Dr.   Adrian Rawlinson MD

what is a bilateral unconvertebral osteophyte and end plate osteophyte? (C5-6) Also, your interpretation of a non-specific finding that can be seen with muscle spasm - reversal of th4e normal cervical ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Adrian Rawlinson ( Sports Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Vaibhav Gandhi MD

bilateral foramen C5-6 Broad disk osteophyte complex with flattening of ventral cord c6-7 Broad disk osteophyte complex eccentric to left, flattening of left paramedian cord. c7-t1 mild broad disk... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vaibhav Gandhi ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Praveen Tayal MD

osteophyte formation at c3-4 through c6-7 levels. Resulting in spinal canal stenosis. Greatest at c3-4 level. Posterior osteophyte at that level has anterior-posterior width of nearly 3-4mm. Also a mild left... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen Tayal ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)

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Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma MD

C4-C5 there is a disc osteophyte complex present. This causes near complete effacement of the anterior CSF space. The right foramen is also mildly narrowed. C5-C6 there is a small disc osteophyte ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi MD

pain for over a year which causes pain with tingling and pins and needles in my right hand, especially middle finger. An MRI cervical spine result revealed: prominent posterior disks bulge/osteophyte at C6-7 ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  M. Vamsi Krishna MD

Moderate osseous fusion c2-3disc narrowing c56 deformity serveral levels large posterior osteophyte causes impression upon ventral thermal sac distoration of the ventral aspect of the cord canal narrowed ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. M. Vamsi Krishna ( Diabetologist)
Dr. Ayman Elsifey MD

C3-C4: Severe degenerative disc disease with broad-based posterior disc osteophyte complex which abuts the cervical spinal cord and causes mild spinal stenosis, decreasing the anterior-posterior ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ayman Elsifey ( Radiologist)
Dr. Gopal Krishna Dash MD

: Posterior disk osteophyte complex effaces the ventral thecal space but does not contact the ventral cord. there is a large uncovertebral osteophyte with only minimal/mild right uncovertebral... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Gopal Krishna Dash ( Neurologist)