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Surgical intervention may be required for very severe cases of neck osteoarthritis. The procedures may involve removal of bone, osteophytes (bone spurs), or disc tissue which is compressing nerves of the spinal cord. Cervical fusion, or fusing the discs in the cervical region of the spine, may help stabilize the neck.
Arthritis is one cause of cervical radiculopathy. Cervical spondylosis is caused by degenerative changes in the bones and intervertebral discs of the neck. A less technical name for this condition is osteoarthritis of the neck, or degenerative disc disease of the neck. Typically, arthritis in the neck starts at about 40 years of age, and as you get older it will likely continue to progress. Men tend to develop cervical spondylosis at a younger age than women.