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I have bone spurs on the spine-- can i get rid of them without surgery?

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Dr. Edward Hellman answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

No: No, but the presence of bone spurs does not mean you have to have surgery. Sometimes the symptoms can be well managed no operatively and surgery avoided.

Answered 7/21/2017

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