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  • Title: Traction osteophytes of the lumbar spine: radiographic-pathologic correlation.
    Author: Pate D, Goobar J, Resnick D, Haghighi P, Sartoris DJ, Pathria MN.
    Journal: Radiology; 1988 Mar; 166(3):843-6. PubMed ID: 3340781.
    Abstract:
    Previous reports have emphasized two types of osteophytes on the anterior aspects of the lumbar vertebral bodies: the common claw osteophyte and the less common but more significant traction osteophyte, which is indicative of spinal instability. To delineate the importance of the traction osteophyte, a radiographic-pathologic study was conducted. The results indicate that claw osteophytes are more frequent than traction osteophytes, that both may coexist in a single vertebral body, and that, in most cases, these osteophytes appear to represent different stages of the same pathologic process.
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