vertebrae

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The team also confirmed that goal-scoring forward Cutter Gauthier played with two fractured vertebrae in his back during the postseason.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

The 36-year-old was taken to a local hospital with severe shoulder damage and fractures to several vertebrae in his back, and had major surgery.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

The palm wood snaking through the center of Mohammad Al Faraj’s eerie installation seems like the skeletal vertebrae of some giant creature.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Fibrocartilage is dense and tough, helping absorb shock in places like the spaces between spinal vertebrae.

From Science Daily • Jan. 20, 2026

They could use X-rays, CT scans, and MRIs to locate the bullet, reveal the damage to his ribs and vertebrae, and show that his organs and spinal cord were uninjured.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow