vertebrae
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When Pogacar hit the asphalt, the damage was instant: a concussion, bruises and cuts to his face and shoulder, a fractured C7 vertebrae and a broken collarbone said to require surgery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Their vertebrae fused, while mineral deposits caused the tissue between the bones to become abnormally hard.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
FARGO, N.D.—Oak Reile was delivering a pallet of washer fluid, cigarettes and candy to a local convenience store in 2020 when he slipped and fell, breaking two vertebrae and paralyzing him from the armpits down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
The vertebrae line up to create a series of ball-and-socket joints running from head to tail.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 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
