What we often refer to as osteomalacia is proliferative osteoarthropathy, which is a chronic joint disease due to the degeneration and degradation of cartilage, intervertebral discs, ligaments, and other soft tissues that make up the joints, leading to deformation of the bones and joints and causing joint pain and other symptoms. It is also known as degenerative arthritis, osteoarthritis and hypertrophic arthritis. Only osteophytes are named directly from the pathologic anatomy, while osteoarthritis is named from the symptomatology. There are two types of osteoarthritis: primary and secondary. Osteoarthritis occurs mostly in middle-aged and elderly people, but also in postpartum women. Symptoms of osteoarthritis vary according to the location of the growth, generally lumbar spine, cervical spine, knee osteoarthritis, etc., and each type has its own different symptoms and performance. Each type has its own different symptoms and manifestations. The causes of this disease also vary from person to person. At present, there is no cure for osteophytes, only symptomatic treatment. The prevention of osteophytes is mainly to try to avoid triggering factors (such as overweight, improper exercise, injury, etc.) and to protect the articular cartilage, attention should be paid to the following aspects: 1, to avoid prolonged and strenuous exercise Long-term, excessive and strenuous exercise or activity is one of the triggers of osteophytes. Excessive exercise increases the stress on the joint surfaces and increases wear and tear. Long-term strenuous exercise can also make the bones and the surrounding soft tissues excessive force and tension, resulting in local soft tissue damage and uneven force on the bone ilium, thus leading to osteophytes. 2, appropriate physical exercise Long-term strenuous exercise should be avoided, but appropriate physical exercise is one of the good ways to prevent osteophytes. Appropriate exercise, especially joint exercise, can increase the pressure in the joint cavity, which is conducive to the penetration of joint fluid into the cartilage and reduce the degenerative changes of articular cartilage, thus reducing or preventing osteophytes. 3.Timely treatment of joint injuries Joint injuries include soft tissue injuries and bone injuries. For patients with intra-articular fracture, if the fracture is not completely repositioned, resulting in uneven articular cartilage surface, may produce traumatic arthritis. If the fracture is not completely restored, the cartilage surface of the joint will be uneven, which may cause traumatic arthritis. 4, reduce weight Excessive weight will accelerate the wear and tear of articular cartilage, so that the pressure on the articular cartilage surface is not uniform, resulting in osteophytes. Therefore, for people who are overweight, they should control their diets appropriately, pay attention to adjusting the diet structure, reduce the intake of calories, and keep their weight within the appropriate range, which can prevent osteophytes of the spine and joints. 5, reduce the weight of the joints Adjust the lifestyle, reduce the weight of the joints and excessive activities, love the joints, in order to slow down the process of lesions. When the joints of the lower limbs have lesions, crutches or canes can be used to reduce the burden on the joints. 6, supplement calcium Dietary calcium supplementation, the elderly can also supplement calcium and vitamin D and other drugs closely related to bone metabolism, in order to slow down the aging of bone tissue and degenerative changes.