Osteophytes in the Cervical Vertebral Bodies (C3–C7)—Demographical Perspectives

Dysphagia and Cervical Vertebral Osteophytes: Forestier’s Disease?

J Otolaryngology ENT Res 2016, 4(3): 00102 It produces calcification-ossification of the anterior longitudinal ligament. The low dorsal region is the most affected in the spine [4]. Dysphagia is the most common symptom when the disease affects the cervical spine (C3-C5 levels), less frequent is dyspnea, both secondary to extrinsic compression of the esophagus and trachea. Forestier’s disease is...

Mid-sagittal dimensions of cervical vertebral bodies.

A series of lateral radiographs of the cervical spinal column was evaluated in order to determine vertebral body dimensions. The sample included males (N=30) and females (N=31) 18 to 24 years old, comprising three stature percentile ranges (1-20; 40-60; 80-99) of the U.S. adult population. A two-dimensional analysis of vertebral body height (average distance between superior-inferior surgaces),...

The arterial supply to the adult cervical vertebral bodies.

Bilateral Cerebellar Infarcts from Vertebral Artery Insufficiency Caused by Cervical Osteophytes

Background: In previous reports, the patients are described to have transient symptoms from physiologic rotation or extension of the cervical spine, resulting from a cervical osteophyte compressing the vertebral artery and causing vertebral artery insufficiency, known as Bow Hunter syndrome. Methods: An 85-year-old female presented with new onset occipital headaches, nausea, vomiting and vertig...

Direction of the formation of anterior lumbar vertebral osteophytes

BACKGROUND X-ray images of lumbar degenerative diseases often show not only claw osteophytes, but also pairs of osteophytes that form in a direction away from the adjacent disc. We have investigated the direction of the formation of anterior lumbar vertebral osteophytes across the lumbar vertebrae using a sufficient number of lumbar radiographs, because osteophytes images can provide essential ...