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Schwellenbach underwent a procedure to remove bone spurs in his right elbow Wednesday.
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Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 18 Feb. 2026
And yet, the southpaw found a way to pitch through the pain in his elbow, which underwent offseason surgery to remove loose bodies and shave down a bone spur.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2026
In high school, Sammy’s sister Logan won state titles in cross country and track and also found success in cross-country skiing before bone spurs forced her retirement.
—Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Some politicians noted that Trump had avoided the draft for the Vietnam War, citing bone spurs in his feet.
—Reuters, NBC news, 23 Jan. 2026
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Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 18 Feb. 2026
And yet, the southpaw found a way to pitch through the pain in his elbow, which underwent offseason surgery to remove loose bodies and shave down a bone spur.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2026
In high school, Sammy’s sister Logan won state titles in cross country and track and also found success in cross-country skiing before bone spurs forced her retirement.
—Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Some politicians noted that Trump had avoided the draft for the Vietnam War, citing bone spurs in his feet.
—Reuters, NBC news, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Bone spur.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bone%20spur. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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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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