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CLAW SPUR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1992-09-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Radiography (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- claw osteophyte
1, record 1, English, claw%20osteophyte
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- claw spur 2, record 1, English, claw%20spur
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A triangular excrescence arising from the anterior surface of a vertebral body and extending superiorly or inferiorly across the discovertebral junction. [From WORTH, 1986, p. 301.] 3, record 1, English, - claw%20osteophyte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is believed that traction and claw osteophytes represent different stages of a single disease process. Horizontally oriented excrescences, or traction osteophytes, initially form at the osseous site of attachment of the outer annular fibers (Sharpey fibers) to the anterior vertebral surface. Subsequently, periosteal deposition of bone and progressive disk ossification convert the traction osteophyte to a clawlike excrescence. It is possible that traction osteophytes, representing an initial stage of the ossification process, indicate an unstable discovertebral level, and that their conversion to claw osteophytes indicates increasing spinal stability that allows progressive ossification of annular fibers. [From REBON, 1988, p. 1519.] 3, record 1, English, - claw%20osteophyte
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Radiographie (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ostéophyte en crochet
1, record 1, French, ost%C3%A9ophyte%20en%20crochet
correct, proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Excroissance osseuse à direction verticale, se développant à la face antérieure d'un corps vertébral et traversant l'espace intersomatique. 1, record 1, French, - ost%C3%A9ophyte%20en%20crochet
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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