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Enthesophytes are abnormal bony projections at the attachment of a tendon or ligament.[1] They are not to be confused with osteophytes, which are abnormal bony projections in joint spaces. Enthesophytes and osteophytes are bone responses for stress.[1]
References
- ^ a b Rogers, J.; Shepstone, L.; Dieppe, P. (1997). "Bone formers: osteophyte and enthesophyte formation are positively associated". Extended Reports. 56 (2). Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases: 85–90. doi:10.1136/ard.56.2.85. PMC 1752321. PMID 9068279.