Most often, and more commonly, many people develop bone spurs (also known as osteophytes) with aging. For many, the same may be attributed to activity. Unfortunately, and less common, people of younger years can also develop spurs (heck, there's been some "old" genes in my body since birth or something since I have a lot of things happening that doctors and dentists are more accustomed to seeing in elderly patients).

Personally? I would not have spurs surgically removed by any invasive procedure. If they are to be obliterated, and by choice, I'd opt for the most minimally invasive approach. Spurs will recur.

They are arthritis-related. Arthritis - and there are over 100 known forms within the disease "family" - has no known cure. Thus, spurs are not "cure-able" but effects treatable.