Elderly patients with osteophytes can be treated with drugs and surgery, as follows: First, drug treatment: If osteophytes cause local pain, such as knee pain caused by osteophytes in the knee joint, you can use non-steroidal anti-inflammatory analgesic drugs, such as celecoxib, loxoprofen sodium, ankylosing to relieve clinical symptoms, after the clinical symptoms are relieved, the patient’s osteophytes do not require special treatment, and only need to Just pay attention to protection and avoid injury. Secondly, surgical treatment: If an elderly patient’s osteophytes lead to dysfunction, such as knee osteophytes leading to impaired knee flexion and extension activities, surgical treatment should be considered. Arthroscopic surgery or artificial joint replacement surgery is used to remove the osteophytes, restore the range of motion of the joint, and relieve the painful symptoms of the joint. Therefore, elderly patients with osteophytes should choose the appropriate treatment method based mainly on the clinical symptoms they produce in order to finally solve the problem.