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Is there a back surgery where you can cut off a bone spur?
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Yes: Decompressive laminectomies can remove bony compression including spurs.
Answered 2/18/2014
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Yes: Sure if a bone spur presses on a nerve it can be shaved away to release the nerve.
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Stenosis: Bone spurs are caused by the degenerative process and can cause pinched nerves or narrowing of the spine.They can be removed but sometimes a spinal fusion may have to be also done to prevent them from coming back.
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