Hampton Teen Breaks Neck Diving Into Shallow Pool Jun 27, 2008
She hit her head on the bottom and broke her C5 vertebra. Pettit had surgery yesterday, but doctors say she has little chance to walk again. (WTKR.com, VA)
Coquille woman touched many lives (3) Jun 25, 2008
He suffered other injuries when the tree struck the SUV, including a cracked vertebra and fractured eye socket, but his doctors believe those wounds will heal. Pothier said the family will not hold a memorial service for Barrett until Tanner is able to attend. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Institute helps victims of spinal-cord, brain injuries Jun 4, 2008
Not bad for somebody who crushed two vertebrae and damaged another in her lower back three years ago in Guadalajara, Mexico, when she fell through a second-story skylight ... Maria had nine hours of surgery to rebuild her crushed vertebrae and the damaged vertebra. (AZCentral)
What's All The Fuss About Folate? Jun 3, 2008
The commonest NTD is spina bifida, where vertebra of the spinal column do not close, leaving a portion of the spinal cord exposed. This causes malformation of the spinal nerves and can result in deficits including lower limb paralysis and loss of bladder and bowel function. (Suite101.com)
Deputy Undergoes Surgery: Condition Good May 29, 2008
He is also being treated for a broken ankle, broken pelvis, and a fractured vertebra. He is also suffering from a bruised lung and a concussion. (KERO 23, CA)
Vigil Held For Injured, Dead Sheriff's Deputies May 28, 2008
He suffered a broken leg, arm, pelvis, and fractured vertebra. Thrones brother, an officer for the Taft police department, said officers always stress safety in any situation and what happened on Friday was just an accident. (KERO 23, CA)
Priamo takes sixth May 16, 2008
Mandri later fell and had to be taken to hospital where he was diagnosed as having suffered a cracked vertebra, broken rib and pneumothorax. Nine other riders, including Priamo, reeled in the trio, at one point building up a lead of almost 16 minutes over the main peloton. (iAfrica.com)
FERRIS STATE GRADUATE May 10, 2008
He suffered a shattered C7 vertebra in his spine. The two young men, both of whom were members of the Ferris State University Bulldog football program, had their lives forever changed. (Sault Ste Marie Evening News, MI)
Dinosaur Bones Reveal Ancient Bug Bites May 6, 2008
enlarge The groove seen on the tip of this vertebra was excavated by dermestid beetle larvae. (Credit: Photo by Mark A. Philbrick / Courtesy of Brigham Young University). (Science Daily)
Hospital touts new treatment May 6, 2008
Shelley started at the hospital in January, and has since performed 15 kyphoplasties, a surgical procedure involving the injection of cement into vertebra discs ... Media were not allowed inside the Medtronic semi, but Shelley provided demonstrations of Kyphoplasty using a vertebra disc model ... Kyphoplasty is performed by guiding a hollow instrument tipped with an orthopaedic balloon into the damaged vertebra disc. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Seeking a miracle, grasping at hope May 5, 2008
It had been eight months since John shattered his C-5 vertebra diving over a wave during a family vacation ... In surgery the morning of Aug. 22, surgeons rebuilt Johns C-5 vertebra using bone from a donor bank, then screwed a titanium plate from his C-4 vertebra to the C-7 to keep the spinal column stable. (MSNBC -- Health)
Young Jet finds out how time can stop May 3, 2008
" Doctors had to fuse vertebra in Lyles' neck. He wore a brace and underwent a grueling rehab from February to June. He wasn't medically cleared until shortly before Virginia's training camp that August. Miraculously, Lyles made it through training camp and was in the starting lineup on opening day. He hasn't looked back since, playing with the same reckless abandon that was the trademark of his college career. Lyles was a three-year starter at Virginia, including his final two years after he... (NJ.com -- Sports)
Try this Rx for stronger bones Apr 22, 2008
What Cruse experienced was a compression fracture in his vertebra, a condition that might have been prevented had Cruse and his medical providers known that he was at risk for such a break ... For example, Cruse fractured his foot five years before breaking a vertebra, but the incident was simply viewed at the time as a freak accident ... He is taking the vertebral fracture much more seriously, however, even though surgery and physical therapy have enabled him to fully recover. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Geophysicist an example for disabled in South Korea Apr 19, 2008
He emerged from a coma three days later, but his fourth cervical vertebra had been fractured. Nevertheless, he was back to work in early 2007. (International Herald Tribune)
Backers voice support for Old Forge coach Apr 17, 2008
But in September 2006, his dream ended after fracturing a vertebra in his neck during a freshman football game. Paralyzed from the waist down as a result of his injury, Kiel was visited in his hospital room by Mr. Semenza. (Scranton Times, PA)
Man faces vehicular homcide charges in woman’s death Apr 6, 2008
Rori Coates, who was driving the Suburban, suffered a broken left femur; compound fractures to her right tibia and fibula; a broken left forearm and humerus; multiple breaks to her right arm, including her hand and wrist, forearm and humerus; a lacerated liver and spleen; severely bruised lungs, kidneys and spleen; broken tail bone; two broken vertebras and small bleeds in her brain and spine, according to court documents ... Noller, who was not wearing a seat belt, had a broken hip, wrist,... (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Nobel writer Apr 6, 2008
Russia's greatest living novelist, Alexander Solzhenitsyn, is working feverishly to complete his collected works and is writing every day despite failing health, a missing vertebra and being unable to walk, his wife, Natalia, revealed yesterday ... He has several serious problems, including with his spine - he's missing a vertebra - and he practically can't walk. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
“God was definitely watching over us...” (2) Apr 3, 2008
She had sustained a broken neck at the 1st and 5th vertebra, a broken pinkie, several contusions on her head, along with a concussion, the loss of her ring finger on her left hand, numerous stitches and staples, and two puncture wounds on her right calf. Phillip's injuries consisted of cuts on his head and hands, several stitches and removal of glass from his back. (Lafayette Macon County Times, TN)
Bruins' Alberts will play tonight Apr 2, 2008
I took a dramatic hit, and obviously, that huge impact caused that mangled vertebra. "Among the keys to Alberts getting back: twice-a-week manipulation of his neck the last month by Wellesley-based physical therapist Dan Dyrek. It took some three months for Alberts's headaches to dissipate, and he just last week logged a handful of practices with limited contact. All symptoms cleared, he finally received the go-ahead from the medical staff Monday to return to action.Alberts, for the most part,... (Boston Globe -- Sports)
RICHARD WIDMARK: 1914-2008 Mar 28, 2008
She said that Widmark had fractured a vertebra in recent months and that his conditioned had worsened. As Tommy Udo, a giggling, psychopathic killer in the 1947 gangster film "Kiss of Death," Widmark tied up an old woman (played by Mildred Dunnock) in a wheelchair with a cord ripped from a lamp and shoved her down a flight of stairs to her death. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Richard Widmark, 93; roles spanned from tough guys to generals Mar 27, 2008
She said that Widmark had fractured a vertebra in recent months and that his conditioned had worsened. NATION/WORLD Latest Headlines. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Mom, child injured Mar 27, 2008
Whidden sustained multiple skull fractures and at least one vertebra fracture in the accident, Harris said. The doctors did give us some hope for Whidden Monday, Harris said. (Brewton Standard, AL)
British cycling tries to defend golds at Worlds Mar 25, 2008
A crash in the keirin at a World Cup event in Los Angeles in January left Meares in a wheelchair with a fractured neck vertebra and a dislocated shoulder. "We did get medical clearance for Anna to ride the flying 200 meters, but not for match sprinting," Australia head coach Martin Barras said. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Bismarck Tribune Breaking News A halo to keep her safe Mar 24, 2008
Those screws, connected to the head brace and stabilized by an attached vest, will help the teen's badly fractured vertebrae properly heal ... If she is as lucky as she has been so far, the teardrop fracture in her C5 vertebra will not collapse and require surgery. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Pain Relief for Osteoporosis Patients With Fractures Mar 19, 2008
Vertebroplasty involves injection of medical-grade bone cement into a fractured vertebra to shore up the fracture and provide pain relief. It's used to treat painful vertebral compression fractures that don't respond to conventional medical therapy with analgesics or narcotics ... The study also found that vertebroplasty didn't increase the risk of fracture in nearby vertebra. (Health-Finder)
J&J's spinal disc implant in for design changes Mar 8, 2008
The degenerated disc is removed and the cobalt chromium endplates are inserted in its place; one endplate is attached to the vertebra above, and the other to the vertebra below. The polyethylene core is inserted between the plates to create a disc-like structure to mimic the normal disc by providing separation between the vertebrae and allowing the normal range of motion and flexibility for that segment of the spine. (ABC News -- Wire)
Hagen Named A Finalist For V Foundation Comeback Award Mar 5, 2008
" The 2008 recipient will be selected by an eight-member sub-committee of The V Foundation Board of Directors. Past recipients of the award are Purdue's Katie Douglas (2001), Western Michigan's Kristin Koetsier (2002), Arizona State's Justin Allen (2003), Texas' Jamie Carey (2004), Washington's Kayla Burt (2005), Western Washington's Grant Dykstra (2006), and the United States Military Academy Women's Basketball Team (2007). 2008 V Foundation Comeback Award Finalists Jermaine Bishop, JR,... (Uncbears.com)
Spinal cord survivors share stories Mar 1, 2008
Blum broke a vertebra in his lower back. Last month, Blum and his wife, Jamie, and two sons, Logan, 5, and Drew, 3, visited Schuetz and his girlfriend, Erin Olson, in their Sioux City home. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Killings will retire instead of risk further injury Feb 29, 2008
Killings fractured his C-4 vertebra Sept. 23 during a violent headfirst collision with Indianapolis receiver in a 30-24 loss to the Colts. He was unable to move any of his limbs immediately after the hit, but was standing and walking a day later. (ESPN -- Football News)
Ex-inmate awarded $200,000 for beating Feb 28, 2008
Henderson suffered a broken vertebra in the beating and, according to medical testimony, will probably be in pain for the rest of his life, Candell said. Lawyers for the deputies were unavailable for comment. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Marlins' third-base race leaves several questions Feb 28, 2008
McPherson, the only left-handed hitter of the three, missed last season while recovering from surgery to remove a disk and repair a fractured vertebra in his back. But the former Angels prospect showed promise in 2006, hitting. (The Palm Beach Post)
Community : Quiet in snowy Hiles Feb 28, 2008
Among other injuries, he broke a leg and cracked a couple vertebra. He has been moved from the hospital to a health care center, where he will be recuperating for awhile. (Forest Republican, WI)
Stroke Detection Plus screening approaches Feb 27, 2008
People may not know they have osteoporosis until their bones weaken so much that a strain, bump or fall causes a fracture, or a vertebra to collapse. Collapsed vertebra may initially feel like severe back pain. (Maryville Daily Forum, MO)
Warrior unit elevates care for wounded troops Feb 25, 2008
Adam Johnson, who fractured a vertebra in Iraq, praised the unit. "Compared to the care I was receiving before, this has just been tremendous," he said. (Anchorage Daily News)
Ask an Expert Feb 25, 2008
He suffered numerous cuts over his body, two herniated discs, a cracked vertebra and a dislocated knee. His bodybuilding dreams were over. (USA Today -- Money)
Surgery Best for Narrowing of Spine Feb 22, 2008
All participants had had at least 12 weeks of symptoms of spinal stenosis, without spondyloisthesis (when a vertebra in the lower part of the spine slips), as confirmed by imaging. After two years, two-thirds of patients who had been randomly assigned to surgery had actually undergone surgery, while 43 percent of those in the nonsurgical group had also undergone surgery. (MEDLINEplus)
Goodell Gets Grilled Feb 17, 2008
For those unfamiliar with the Magic Bullet Theory, a shot allegedly fired by Oswald from 60 feet above the presidents limousine at a clear downward angle hit Kennedy in the back at the level of the third thoracic vertebra, moved upward to exit Kennedys throat, then hit Connally in the chest blowing away three inches of one of his ribs, went through his right wrist and shattered a dense, heavy bone and somehow tumbled and lodged in his left thigh. The bullet that was said to be the magic... (VikingUpdate.com)
David Pollack upbeat despite uncertainty Feb 10, 2008
Life and sport took unexpected turns 17 months ago when, on his second play of the second game in his second NFL season with Cincinnati, he suffered a fractured vertebra in his neck during a tackle. He was taken off the field from a stretcher, and that was his last time between the sidelines. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Recovery will be a lengthy ordeal for crash victim Feb 10, 2008
He also fractured his cervical vertebra and had to wear a neck brace for several weeks. He was burned severely on the right side of his body, his lower back, buttocks and thighs. (Waynesboro Record Herald, PA)
Foster is upgraded into fair condition Feb 9, 2008
Foster had been in serious and critical condition in the intensive care unit for more than two weeks at the hospital following surgery to a fractured vertebra on Jan. 14. He was injured during an arrest by Coquille Police Officers James Bryant and Chris Webley after they went to a home on North Dean Street to question Foster. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Former Courier publisher injured in Route 1 crash Wednesday Feb 8, 2008
David Morse, 58, of Newcastle, suffered a broken vertebra in his neck and lacerations to his face, but was expected to be released from Maine Medical Center in Portland on Friday. Morse currently works for Maine Public Broadcasting. (Courier Publications, ME)
Bogart feeling more like 'pretty bird' after hawk attack Feb 8, 2008
He went on a veterinary information network to get other ideas for treating Bogart's broken neck and compressed vertebra, but quickly realized this was pretty much uncharted territory. "Hawks usually snap the neck and kill their prey before they pick them up," Andersen said. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
With sister on the mend, Klassen describes ordeal Feb 8, 2008
She has a broken vertebra and tailbone, but her spirits are up, and that's very promising," she said. "It could've been so much worse. " Lisa, a pilot and flight instructor, was driving to work Tuesday morning when her Jeep veered sideways while travelling on a bridge over the Red River. The Jeep climbed a ramp of snow piled at the bridge's edge and teetered there for a moment before falling end over end and landing on its roof on the frozen river. Firefighter Dale Kasper, who had been driving... (Globe and Mail -- National)
DA: Coquille arrest case goes to grand jury (337) Feb 5, 2008
After being taken to Coquille Valley Hospital, Foster was life-flighted to Sacred Heart Medical Center in Eugene, where he underwent surgery to a fractured vertebra and where he remains paralyzed from the neck down. In a phone interview Friday, Frasier was adamant that his decision to convene the grand jury was to sort out the facts and fully investigate the incident, and did not indicate any suspicion the officers did anything wrong. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Recordings shed light on Coquille man's arrest Feb 1, 2008
The area between the two houses is where a Coquille man, 57-year-old Carl T. Foster, was arrested. Injuries were sustained during the arrest by two officers from the Coquille Police Department. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
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The World Link: Recordings shed light on Coquille man's arrest. Recordings shed light on Coquille man's arrest. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Ponchatoula junior fighting against paralysis Jan 31, 2008
Bryce McKinney, a junior at Ponchatoula High, suffered an incomplete injury to the C4 vertebra in his neck during a football game this past September. He was paralyzed. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Camden high school skier recovering from serious race injuries Jan 30, 2008
Near the bottom of a downhill race Davis crashed into a utility pole and the timing hut, and suffered a fractured vertebra, two broken facial bones, a broken shoulder blade, and severe concussion, according to CHRHS Athletic Director Bill Hughes. As of Monday, the concussion is starting to clear. (Courier Publications, ME)
Spellman arrested after car chase Jan 30, 2008
Vancouver defenseman Willie Mitchell is out indefinitely with a broken vertebra in his back. Sponsored Links. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Computer Model Developed For Osteoporosis Diagnostics Jan 30, 2008
In the frame of a clinical study, the evolution of vertebral bone density was monitored in patients ... Zysset says: The patients thoracic vertebra T12 was examined using computer tomography before the start of treatment and after 6, 12 and 18 months ... This allowed us to calculate the change in vertebral strength, and we established that it has increased as a result of the treatment. (Science Daily)
Senate and House pass abortion sonogram bills Jan 30, 2008
"With my first child, I was told that my child was going to be born without a head, that the ... spinal cord was going to be outside the vertebra in the back," she said. Peters said she had to undergo many tests. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Beating the odds Jan 28, 2008
In 1981, Henderson's comeback bid with the Dolphins ended when he broke a vertebra in his neck making a tackle in the final pre-season game. Two years later, he was arrested for smoking crack with two teenage girls in California. (The Palm Beach Post)
Working staff for ski jumping drops from cable car Jan 23, 2008
YABULI, Northeast China, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Hou Shuangmei, a female broadcaster for the ski jumping results at China's 11th Winter Games, dropped from a cable car here on Wednesday morning and broke one part of her lumbar vertebra. Hou's doctor at the hospital in Yabuli town told Xinhua that besides the vertebra injury, Hou suffered fracture in both anklebones. (Xinhuanet, China)
Condition the same Jan 22, 2008
He was taken to Coquille Valley Hospital with neck injuries and signs of paralysis and then life-flighted to Sacred Heart Medical Center in Eugene, where he underwent surgery Jan. 14 to a fractured vertebra. Foster was listed in serious condition this morning in the hospital s intensive care unit. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Probe continues into Coquille arrest injury Jan 18, 2008
He was taken to Coquille Valley Hospital and then life-flighted to Sacred Heart, with a fractured vertebra. Foster could not breathe without the use of a respirator and showed signs of paralysis, the press release said. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Fighting back Jan 17, 2008
"Once it gets in the lymph nodes, it can spread pretty quickly. I'd also been having unbearable back pains, and they found a spot on my 10th thoracic vertebra.". He admitted that last semester was really bad because of the back pain. (SunOnline)
Coquille man on ventilator after police attempt arrest Jan 17, 2008
At that time, Foster was determined to have had a fracture in the second cervical vertebra. He could breathe only with the aid of respirator and there were signs of paralysis. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
4 seriously hurt at Central Florida theme parks at end of '07, records show Jan 16, 2008
Among the serious injuries or illnesses listed in the latest "occurrence reports" filed with the state Bureau of Fair Rides Inspection: a 34-year-old woman broke a vertebra in her lower back on Universal Studios' Revenge of the Mummy ride on Nov. 18; an 81-year-old woman complained of back pain after falling while boarding The Seas With Nemo and Friends ride at Epcot on Oct. 11; and a 77-year-old man complained of memory loss and irregular heartbeat after falling ill on the Tower of Terror at... (Orlando Sentinel -- Opinion)
Window washer talking, recoveringafter 47-story fall Jan 6, 2008
Neurosurgeon John Boockvar said the window washer also managed to avoid a paralyzing spinal cord injury, even though he suffered a shattered vertebra. "If you are a believer in miracles, this would be one," said the hospital's chief of surgery, Dr. Philip Barie. (MSNBC -- Health)
Raptors' Ford says he'll be back on court this year Jan 6, 2008
He suffers from spinal stenosis, a narrowing of the openings of the vertebra, has a history of neck injuries, and acknowledged he has considered the notion of retiring. "I can honestly say, yeah, it definitely comes across your mind," Ford said The Fan. (ESPN -- Golf News)
Miracle on 66th street: window cleaner survives 47-storey fall Jan 5, 2008
His legs, right arm and wrist were broken in several places, he had a collapsed lung, bleeding on the brain, and a shattered vertebra though he had somehow avoided paralysis. Doctors revealed on Thursday how they went about treating him in a process one described as "highly controlled chaos". (Guardian Unlimited)
ALSO A VICTIM Jan 1, 2008
A melee at the strip club, where Tom Urbanski worked as a bouncer, ended with a bullet lodged in his ninth thoracic vertebra. In the 10 months since the shooting, Urbanski has undergone eight surgeries and gone through five months of physical and occupational therapy at Craig Hospital, a spinal cord injury rehabilitation facility in Denver. (Las Vegas Sun)
O'Grady's racing spirit cannot be broken Dec 28, 2007
How many riders could fracture a vertebra, as O'Grady did in stage three of the 2006 Tour, and still finish the 3500km race three weeks later with a third placing in the last stage into Paris. "They don't come any tougher. I can't put anyone above him," says former Europe-based professional cyclist John Trevorrow, organiser of next week's Jayco Bay Cycling Classic series in Victoria, in which O'Grady will race. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
GIVING THANKS Dec 22, 2007
Bryce fractured a C4 vertebra in his neck during a junior varsity football game against Northshore. He is paralyzed below midchest. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Raptors' Ford sees more specialists for neck injury Dec 21, 2007
The neck injury is the latest in a string of similar setbacks for the guard who suffers from spinal stenosis -- a narrowing of the openings of the vertebra. He missed half his rookie season and all of the 2004-'05 campaign with the after undergoing neck surgery. (ESPN -- Golf News)
