With more advanced DDD, the doctors describe 'modic' changes to the vertebral bodies. These refer to changes in the bone and are representative of how far you are down the degenerative cascase. After we've had DDD for a while, the endplates start to look like they were dusted with powdered sugar. As you progress down the degerative cascade, these changes become more pronounced. These are sclerotic endplates:
I'm not used to seeing facets described as sclerotic... but Blair's description was talking about osteophytes... are they from the facets or from the vertebral body?
Mark