At least one vertebral fracture, osteophyte, narrowed disc space or arthritic facet joint was present in 52.4%, 90.2%, 64.6% and 77.8% of the patients, respectively. After adjustment for height ...

When bone spurs occur in the vertebra of the neck, which is the cervical spine, they are known as cervical osteophytes. These bony growths aren’t painful.