Many patients will worry for a long time and struggle for a long time because of the diagnosis of “osteophytes” in the radiology department of the hospital, and will repeatedly ask the doctor “What about osteophytes, is there a cure? . At the same time, there are countless drugs on the market under the banner of treating osteophytes. So what exactly is osteophytes and what should be done if they occur? In fact, the answer is simple: “The majority of osteophytes do not require treatment”. Why do you say this? As we age, the aging of various organs is inevitable, and the aging of bones manifests itself in two distinct directions: osteoporosis and osteomalacia. In other words, osteophytes are a natural phenomenon that occurs as we age. This growth can occur in the cervical spine, lumbar spine, knee, hip, fingers, wrist, ankle, etc. Anywhere there are joints and bones, there is a possibility of osteophytes. Radiology will report the presence of osteophytes in a particular area from an imaging standpoint, but the orthopedic surgeon needs to determine if the growth is causing the patient pain and other discomfort from a clinical treatment standpoint. If the osteophytes in a particular area are causing pain in a joint or are compressing a nerve, medication or even different types of surgical treatment will be required. On the contrary, if the osteophytes simply show up on the film and do not cause the corresponding symptoms, there is no need to treat the osteophytes at all. Moreover, osteophytes themselves are irreversible and non-eliminable, and the propaganda of the so-called treatment of osteophytes is actually a huge gimmick and lie.