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Memory device ''LOSS'': ''L''oss of cartilage, ''O''steophyte formation, ''S''ubchondral cysts, ''S''ubchondral sclerosis. | Memory device ''LOSS'': ''L''oss of cartilage, ''O''steophyte formation, ''S''ubchondral cysts, ''S''ubchondral sclerosis. | ||
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*Osteophytes are classically medial and lateral in the hip.<ref name=pmid12597129>{{Cite journal | last1 = Claassen | first1 = H. | last2 = Tschirner | first2 = T. | title = Topographical and histological examination of osteophytes taken from arthrotic femoral heads. | journal = Ann Anat | volume = 185 | issue = 1 | pages = 67-71 | month = Jan | year = 2003 | doi = | PMID = 12597129 }}</ref> | |||
**They tend to form in the area with high loading. | |||
==Microscopic== | ==Microscopic== | ||