Surgeons in Beijing, China, have successfully implanted an artificial, 3D-printed vertebra replacement in a young boy with bone cancer. They say it is the first time such a procedure has ever been ...

Spondylolisthesis (pronounced spahn-duh-low-liss-thee-sus) is a condition in which one of the bones in your spine (the vertebrae) slips out of place and moves on top of the vertebra next to it. It ...

Vertebra of the Neck The cervical spine consists of seven vertebrae, which are the smallest and uppermost in location within the spinal column. Together, the vertebrae support the skull, move the ...

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Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado feared for her life during the perilous voyage to receive her Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo.

People use 3D printers to create far more than simple household devices or figurines — printable objects range from firearms to artwork. Now, for the first time in history, medical researchers have ...

Sacralization is a condition where the base of your spine has fused to the top of your pelvis. Your bottom vertebra is called the L5 lumbar vertebra. It’s joined to your sacrum, the upper ridge of ...

NEW YORK -- Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr.'s alleged attack on his girlfriend at a New York City hotel left the woman with a fractured neck vertebra and a cut above her right eye, prosecutors ...

Trainer Dawn Brancheau died of blunt force trauma to head, neck and torso. March 31, 2010— -- SeaWorld's killer whale Tilikum broke its trainer's jaw, fractured part of her vertebra and ...

AUSTIN — Kamryn Motheral wasn't sure why, but she didn't feel right. The Shallowater hurdler started training for track season early her sophomore year. After coming so close to the state meet as a ...

A new study presents a 1.5 million-year-old human vertebra discovered in Israel's Jordan Valley. According to the research, ancient human migration from Africa to Eurasia was not a one-time event but ...