Osteomalacia refers to the proliferation of bone in lumbar vertebrae, cervical vertebrae, knee joints and other parts of the body, which is manifested in the form of thick spikes, pikes, and globules, etc. Bone spurs are just one of the manifestations of osteomalacia on behalf of the thick spikes. The reasons for the formation of osteophytes include degenerative changes in joints, chronic strain injury, and advanced age, etc. Osteophytes can proliferate forward so that the bone becomes thick and sharp, etc., and they can also proliferate backward until the bony canal cavity, etc., while bone spurs usually proliferate forward. In addition, osteophytes can be categorized into physiologic and pathologic hyperplasia. Physiologic hyperplasia is usually asymptomatic, while pathologic hyperplasia can cause nerve compression, pain, and stiffness. Bone spurs, as one of the forms of osteophytes, are the same. Bone spurs belong to a kind of osteophytes, and in daily life, they are called bone spurs, and the difference is not obvious.