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Bonitto, who missed last week’s practices following a procedure to remove a bone spur from the top of his foot, participated in portions of Tuesday’s practice.
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Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Payton said Bonitto had a small, non-weight-bearing bone spur on his foot removed and should be back to work next week.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 14 Aug. 2025
Kershaw then walked off the mound and was put on the injured list with a bone spur on his left big toe.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
In 1968, Trump was diagnosed with bone spurs in his heels and avoided serving in the military during the Vietnam War.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
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Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Payton said Bonitto had a small, non-weight-bearing bone spur on his foot removed and should be back to work next week.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 14 Aug. 2025
Kershaw then walked off the mound and was put on the injured list with a bone spur on his left big toe.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
In 1968, Trump was diagnosed with bone spurs in his heels and avoided serving in the military during the Vietnam War.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
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“Bone spur.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bone%20spur. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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bone spur
noun
variants
also bony spur
: a bony outgrowth : osteophyte
In addition to pain, osteoarthritis shows up as stiff joints, cracking sounds, inflammation and bone spurs.—Nathan Seppa, Science News
Nathan Seppa, Science News… he had bone spurs removed from the backs of both heels.—Leigh Montville, Sports Illustrated
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