spurs that develop on the margins of joints secondary to external stimuli such as osteoarthritis. However, these are not always distinguished from extoses in any definite way.

Fossil record

Evidence for exostosis found in the fossil record is studied by paleopathologists, specialists in ancient disease and injury. Exostosis has been reported in dinosaur fossils from several species, including Acrocanthosaurus atokensis,

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