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Spine XRay in OsteoarthritisAka: 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

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