Lumbar hypertrophy

Lumbar hypertrophy, also known as hypertrophic spondylitis or degenerative spondylitis, is a common cause of lower back pain in the elderly. When people reach middle age, the lumbar spine begins to hypertrophy, hypertrophy, and long bone spurs. Almost all elderly people have lumbar hypertrophy. On the X-ray film, the sides of the spine are sharp and shaped like raised lips, so some X-rays are reported as "lip hyperplasia".

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