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Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters Thursday that Rodon underwent a procedure to remove loose bodies and shave down a bone spur in his left elbow.
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Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
The girl has a disorder that causes debilitating bone spurs throughout her body, requiring frequent operations and forcing her to use crutches or wheelchairs at times.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2025
Miller missed much of the season with right elbow inflammation and a bone spur, but returned to the rotation in August.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
The same review describes how even minor structural issues, such as bone spurs (osteophytes) in the cervical vertebrae, can worsen compression and increase risk.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
The girl has a disorder that causes debilitating bone spurs throughout her body, requiring frequent operations and forcing her to use crutches or wheelchairs at times.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2025
Miller missed much of the season with right elbow inflammation and a bone spur, but returned to the rotation in August.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
The same review describes how even minor structural issues, such as bone spurs (osteophytes) in the cervical vertebrae, can worsen compression and increase risk.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Bone spur.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bone%20spur. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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bone spur
noun
variants
also bony spur
: a bony outgrowth : osteophyte
In addition to pain, osteoarthritis shows up as stiff joints, cracking sounds, inflammation and bone spurs.—Nathan Seppa, Science News
Nathan Seppa, Science News… he had bone spurs removed from the backs of both heels.—Leigh Montville, Sports Illustrated
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