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Can doctors tell me what does surgery to remove a bone spur entail (both pre and post op)?

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Dr. Wenjay Sung answered

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Bone spur: Where are you getting it removed? Bone spurs can happen at a lot of areas in the body, neck, shoulder, elbow, knee, ankle, heels, etc. All have different procedures, protocols and recovery times. Can you be more specific?

Answered 6/21/2013

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A member asked:

Can doctors tell me what does surgery to remove a bone spur entail (both pre and post op)?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Wenjay Sung answered

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