{"id":945,"date":"2021-04-29T15:23:31","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T15:23:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bonejoint1.wpengine.com\/?p=945"},"modified":"2021-08-16T15:25:50","modified_gmt":"2021-08-16T15:25:50","slug":"what-are-bone-spurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bonejoint.net\/old\/blog\/what-are-bone-spurs\/","title":{"rendered":"What are bone spurs?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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You\u2019re reading your X-ray results, and you see,\u201d Enthesophyte seen at the plantar fascia region.\u201d<\/p>\n

Of course, you immediately boot up your computer and search the Internet to find out what an \u201centhesophyte\u201d is. You find that it\u2019s a type of bone spur.<\/p>\n

These small bony calcium growths can occur anywhere in the body but are most common in the feet, spine, fingers, hips, knees, and other joints. Since most bone spurs form in response to osteoarthritis, they are more common in people who are 60 years old or older.<\/p>\n

But bone spurs also grow in response to overuse and sports-related injuries.<\/p>\n

What causes bone spurs?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Bone spurs are your body\u2019s natural response to stress.<\/strong><\/p>\n

When injury, activity, or damage from arthritis causes minuscule cracks in your bones, command cells called osteocytes notice the damage and send bone-building cells (osteoblasts) to fix the cracks and create new bone. This remodeling process is one reason that weight-bearing exercises are necessary to strengthen bones.<\/p>\n

But sometimes, that new bone growth happens in the wrong place, resulting in a bone spur.<\/p>\n

There are two types of bone spurs.<\/h4>\n