Exostosis

Clinic

• Also known as a bone spur, is the formation of new bone on the surface of a bone.
• Exostoses can cause chronic pain ranging from mild to debilitatingly severe, depending on the shape, size, and location of the lesion. It is most commonly found in places like the ribs, where small bone growths form, but sometimes larger growths can grow on places like the ankles, knees, shoulders, elbows and hips. Very rarely are they on the skull.
• Exostoses are sometimes shaped like spurs, such as calcaneal spurs.
• Osteomyelitis may leave the adjacent bone with exostosis formation.
• Charcot foot, the neuropathic breakdown of the feet seen primarily in diabetics, can also leave bone spurs.
• They normally form on the bones of joints, and can grow upwards. For example, if an extra bone formed on the ankle, it might grow up to the shin.
• Cartilaginous exostosis = Osteocartilaginous exostosis = Osteochondroma

• Osteophytes are bone spurs that develop on the margins of joints secondary to external stimuli such as osteoarthritis.

Types

• Buccal exostosis
• Footballer's ankle (Ankle bone)
• Hereditary multiple exostoses
• Subungual exostosis
• Surfer's ear
• Torus mandibularis
• Torus palatinus
• Calcaneal spur
• Injuries after: Emergency - INJURIES, general - osseous growth: calc-f

Remedies

Spinal Osteophytes esp cervical spondylitis	Ph-ac	In case of cervical spondylitis Weakness and numbness in arms due to nerve impingement between cervical vertebra. Stitching pain in fingers
	Par	Numbness in the fingers + Pain in cervical back.
Pain + Stiffness in cervical back	Bry	Pain and Stiffness amel by rest and agg by motion.
	Rhus-t	Pain and stiffness agg by rest and amel by neck movement.
Tingling, burning pains due to nerve pinching	Hyper	Along with the pain, numbness in arms and hands may also be felt. Pain in the cervical back is usually present.
Osteophytes in knee due to Osteoarthritis	No specific remedy can be prescribed. So treat patient constitutionally. A few important Homeopathic remedies are Bry, Calc and Ruta
	Bry	Pain and stiffness are marked in knee joint. Main agg: Walking and Going up the stairs. Crackling in knee joint is also noted.
	Calc	Agg when a person rises from a sitting position. Sensitivity to cold air is noted among these patients.
	Ruta	Going down the stairs and bending of the knee agg.
Heel Osteophytes (Calcaneal spur)	Calc-f	The main symptom: Pain in heel. Calc-f is top spur remedy weather it is Painful or not .
	Am-m	Pain in heel agg from walking. The pain is mostly stitching.
	Aran	Digging or boring type of pain in heel is felt by the patient. Numbness in heel alternate with heel pain.