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  2. Cervical fracture - Wikipedia

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    In a study from Norway the most common cause was falls and the relative incidence of cervical spine fracture increased significantly with age. [1] Sports that involve violent physical contact carry a risk of cervical fracture, including American football, association football (especially the goalkeeper), ice hockey, rugby, and wrestling.

  3. Burst fracture - Wikipedia

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    A burst fracture is a type of traumatic spinal injury in which a vertebra breaks from a high-energy axial load (e.g., traffic collisions or falls from a great height or high speed, and some kinds of seizures), with shards of vertebra penetrating surrounding tissues and sometimes the spinal canal. [1] The burst fracture is categorized by the ...

  4. Spinal cord injury - Wikipedia

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    A spinal cord injury (SCI) is damage to the spinal cord that causes temporary or permanent changes in its function. It is a destructive neurological and pathological state that causes major motor, sensory and autonomic dysfunctions.

  5. Clay-shoveler fracture - Wikipedia

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    Clay-shoveler's fracture is a stable fracture through the spinous process of a vertebra occurring at any of the lower cervical or upper thoracic vertebrae, classically at C6 or C7. [1] In Australia in the 1930s, men digging deep ditches tossed clay 10 to 15 feet above their heads using long handled shovels. [ 2 ]

  6. Vitamin D not recommended for preventing fractures in older ...

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    The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released a draft recommendation advising against using vitamin D to prevent falls and fractures in people over 60. Pharmacist Katy Dubinsky weighs in.

  7. Spinal fracture - Wikipedia

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    A spinal fracture, also called a vertebral fracture or a broken back, is a fracture affecting the vertebrae of the spinal column. Most types of spinal fracture confer a significant risk of spinal cord injury. After the immediate trauma, there is a risk of spinal cord injury (or worsening of an already injured spine) if the fracture is unstable ...

  8. U.S. skier Ryan Cochran-Siegle goes from broken neck to ... - AOL

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    Ryan Cochran-Siegle, whose best finish was 11th, is a surprise silver medalist in the super-G, almost a year after he had surgery for a broken neck. U.S. skier Ryan Cochran-Siegle goes from broken ...

  9. Flexion teardrop fracture - Wikipedia

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    A flexion teardrop fracture is a fracture of the anteroinferior aspect of a cervical vertebral body due to flexion of the spine along with vertical axial compression. [1] The fracture continues sagittally through the vertebral body, and is associated with deformity of the body and subluxation or dislocation of the facet joints at the injured level. [2]

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