This condition is particularly concerning in older adults, where the presence of anterior cervical osteophytes—bony growths that can develop in the cervical spine—can compress the esophagus ...
Spinal degeneration ... to the degeneration of the intervertebral discs by forming bony growths called osteophytes or bone ...
Lastly, research into the positioning of osteophytes (bony growths ... ossification of the anterior longitudinal ligament of the spine, leading to stiffness and potential pain.