what are bone spurs in the neck?
Bone spurs, also known as spondylophytes, can cause neck and back pain. Written by Stewart G. Eidelson, MD. Osteophytes—better known as bone spurs—are small, smooth bony growths that may develop near the edges of a vertebral body's endplates (called spondylophytes) or the spine's facet joints where cartilage has worn.