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Spine XRay in Osteoarthritis

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Spine XRay in Osteoarthritis, Osteoarthritis Spine XRay

  • See Also
  1. Osteoarthritis
  • Views
  1. Lateral Spine XRay
  2. Anteroposterior Spine XRay (AP Spine)
  • Joints Affected
  1. Cervical Spine
  2. Lumbar Spine
  3. Thoracic Spine spared in Osteoarthritis
  • Findings
  1. Less Joint space between superior and inferior facets
  2. Subchondral sclerosis
  3. Subchondral cyst formation
  4. Osteophyte formation
    1. Associated with neural foraminal narrowing
  • References
  1. Brower (1998) Arthritis Black and White, Saunders
  2. Klippel (1997) Primer Rheumatic Diseases, AF
  3. Swagerty (2001) Am Fam Physician 64(2):279-86 [PubMed]