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Stewart, who is on the IL with a bone spur in his left foot, threw 17 pitches.
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Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
Snell underwent surgery Tuesday to remove three bone spurs from his left elbow.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 20 May 2026
The delay follows offseason surgery, which Rodón needed to remove loose bodies and to shave down a bone spur in his pitching elbow.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
Trump avoided service in Vietnam because of bone spurs in his heels.
—Randy Schultz, Sun Sentinel, 23 Apr. 2026
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Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
Snell underwent surgery Tuesday to remove three bone spurs from his left elbow.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 20 May 2026
The delay follows offseason surgery, which Rodón needed to remove loose bodies and to shave down a bone spur in his pitching elbow.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
Trump avoided service in Vietnam because of bone spurs in his heels.
—Randy Schultz, Sun Sentinel, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Bone spur.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bone%20spur. Accessed 2 Jun. 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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