Are hyperplasia and bone spurs the same thing?

The human skeleton gradually degenerates with age, so osteoporosis and bone hyperplasia are very likely to occur in the elderly. In human bones, there are not only osteoporosis and bone hyperplasia, but also bone spurs. In the eyes of many people, osteoporosis and bone spurs are the same thing. Are these two conditions really the same disease problem?

Bone hyperplasia, generally refers to hyperplastic osteoarthritis, which is a chronic joint disease caused by joint degeneration and destruction of articular cartilage. Also known as degenerative arthritis, osteoarthritis and hypertrophic arthritis. The destruction, deformation, degeneration, etc. of articular cartilage caused by various reasons are what we often call bone spurs and hyperplasia.

Correctly understand bone hyperplasia

First of all, bone hyperplasia is not a disease, but a manifestation of degeneration, just like the graying of hair, loosening of skin and the appearance of age spots when people get older, which are all manifestations of normal natural laws. So don't worry about it.

Secondly, bone hyperplasia generally does not cause symptoms. Since it is produced during the degeneration process of bones to compensate for abnormal stress, it has a certain positive effect, but at the same time it also reflects the existence of abnormal stress. Importantly, it generally does not cause pain or functional problems, and bone hyperplasia is often discovered during a physical examination or X-ray. Clinically, many people have severe bone hyperplasia but no symptoms. Even if the pain disappears, the bone hyperplasia remains. There are also patients who have severe pain but do not have bone hyperplasia or the bone hyperplasia is very mild, so bone hyperplasia is inconsistent with the symptoms, is not a proportional relationship, and is not a disease. Do not attribute pain and other problems to bone hyperplasia, as this will not only delay the treatment but also cause unnecessary psychological burden.

Furthermore, bone hyperplasia will not disappear by taking some medicines. Currently, various so-called anti-osteophyte drugs may have a certain analgesic effect, but they cannot and will not eliminate bone spurs. The efficacy of many advertisements is not credible. Clinically, many patients seek medical treatment because bone hyperplasia does not disappear or shrink after taking medication, which increases the financial and psychological burden in vain.

Are bone spurs and bone hyperplasia the same?

The difference between bone hyperplasia and bone spurs

Bone hyperplasia is a manifestation of abnormal bone morphology in the human body, but bone spurs are a form of bone hyperplasia. So bone spurs are bone hyperplasia, but bone hyperplasia does not simply mean the growth of bone spurs.

For example, when elderly people undergo skeletal X-ray examinations, they can often see pointed bone protrusions on the edges of certain bones, and they often hear doctors mention the terms bone hyperplasia and bone spurs. Because these protruding structures are formed by bone tissue and look like thorns, they are medically called "bone hyperplasia and bone spurs."

Are bone spurs and bone hyperplasia the same?

In addition to the manifestations of bone hyperplasia and bone spurs, bone hyperplasia can also appear round, wavy, spindle-shaped and irregular in shape due to the different locations and causes of bone hyperplasia.

Moreover, the direction of bone hyperplasia is also different. It can grow outside the bone. Bone hyperplasia and bone spurs are bone hyperplasia that grows outside the bone, causing the bone to deform and thicken.