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Mri reports says --- uncinate and foramenal hypertrophy in the cervical spine. what does this mean?

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Dr. Edwin Schuller answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Arthritis: They are arthritic overgrowth of bone in the fine structures of the cervical spine.

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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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