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Mri reports says --- uncinate and foramenal hypertrophy in the cervical spine. what does this mean?
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Arthritis: They are arthritic overgrowth of bone in the fine structures of the cervical spine.
Answered 7/30/2018
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Bone spurs: The report is describing parts of the cervical spine where the nerves exit between the vertebra and can pinch a nerve.
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