Sentences with phrase «fractured a vertebrae of»

Typically, in a Louisville spinal cord injury claim, the claimant was involved in an accident that may have dislocated or fractured a vertebrae of the spine, leading to damage of the spinal cord tissue.

Not exact matches

On March 8 in Vancouver, Bertuzzi, 29, hit Moore, 25, on the side of the head then drove him to the ice, fracturing three vertebrae, cutting his face and stretching nerves in his neck.

The outpouring of tears and prayers for Byrd, who suffered a fractured vertebra in a collision with teammate Scott Mersereau during the Jet game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Nov. 29, seems amazing in hard - bitten Gotham.

But there, hurtling over the second jump at high speed, Spider caught his arm on a gate, somersaulted onto the back of his neck in an explosion of snow and skis and fractured a vertebra in his back.

Conley's injury (he's out 6 - 8 weeks with a transverse process fracture in his vertebrae) is the nightmare scenario for a franchise that spent huge amounts of money to continue riding out an aging core with a history of injury problems.

Nichols hung on desperately, but when Amastar nearly went down, he was thrown heavily to the ground, suffering compressed fractures of several vertebrae between his shoulders as well as two dislocated toes.

After missing most of the 2015 season due to a broken left collarbone, starting quarterback Tony Romo suffered a compression fracture of his L1 vertebra during the Cowboys» third preseason game.

Itching may be pronounced and, in some cases, there is bone pain that relates to compression fractures of the vertebra.

In summary, Page and colleagues show that helmet use is associated with a significantly reduced likelihood of sustaining a CSI during a motorcycle crash, particularly fractures of the cervical vertebrae.

Most carcasses that wash up on Scottish beaches show signs of the same mysterious — and violent — cause of death: fractured ribs and shattered vertebrae, apparently the result of high - energy impacts.

Despite claims that helmets do not protect the cervical spine during a motorcycle crash and may even increase the risk of injury, researchers from the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics in Madison found that, during an accident, helmet use lowers the likelihood of cervical spine injury (CSI), particularly fractures of the cervical vertebrae.

The force of the 70 - mile - per - hour head - on collision had fractured Jaxon's top two vertebrae and torn apart the ligaments that stabilize them.

In 1996, researchers discovered that low density bones and fractured vertebra seem to accompany a different form, or allele, of a gene called COLIA1.

A common effect of multiple myeloma is osteoporosis, and as a consequence patients develop intense back pain as their vertebrae become compressed as well as bone fractures.

A broken neck is a fracture of one of the 7 cervical vertebrae between the skull and the upper back and shoulders.

In more severe cases of whiplash there can also be nerve damage and fractures of various processes of the cervical vertebrae

In a two - year study published in 2000 in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, Japanese researchers observed that subjects receiving supplemental vitamin K2 showed 52 percent fewer incidences of fractures of the vertebrae, compared with those patients who were not provided with the supplement.

Overall, 4 % of the study participants fractured their hip during the studies, and 12 % fractured a bone elsewhere in their body (not including vertebrae).

She was diagnosed with an atlanto - occipital luxation (dislocation of the skull from the spine) and fractures of the first vertebra and the back of the skull.

Tail injuries can involve dislocation of one or more vertebrae (where the injury is a result of the tail being pulled or twisted) or a fracture of a vertebrae (where the injury is from a trauma).

After a series of x-rays, it was found that Leah has recently broken her lower back (her L7 vertebrae is fractured).

Contrast enhancement is often observed in the endplates of the affected vertebrae, and inflammation in the surrounding muscles may also be highlighted.2, 6 Compressive lesions that can potentially be surgically corrected, such as disc protrusion / extrusion, vertebral subluxations, fractures, and concurrent epidural abscess, can be easily identified.

From a young age, Frida Kahlo fought to overcome physical adversity, surviving polio at the age of six, and a bus accident that fractured her pelvis and displaced three vertebrae at 18.

A broken back is an injury in which the vertebrae are fractured or dislocated, often as the result of a motor vehicle.

An impact of sufficient force can cause the vertebrae of the spine to fracture or become dislocated.

A strained neck, a herniated cervical disc or a fractured vertebra in your neck can affect almost every aspect of your life.

Recently I settled a car accident injury for a young girl that suffered a chip fracture of her cervical (neck) vertebra.

Surgery often plays a role in the first stage of treatment in which surgeons remove fragments of bone, fractured vertebrae or any foreign objects that may have intruded the body during the accident.

My son received a star burst fracture of the C7 vertebrae.

A spinal cord injury is when a person suffers a sudden, traumatic blow that fractures, dislocates, crushes or compresses one or more of the vertebrae, damaging the spinal cord beneath.

According to the article, the 59 - year - old Texas woman fell on her buttocks on Nov. 25, 2007 and sustained a burst compression fracture on one of her vertebra.

Santa Rosa County, Florida: automobile wreck verdict in the amount of $ 1.2 million for the non-paralyzing fracture of a woman's cervical vertebra (motor vehicle personal injury)

These injuries can result in such complications as herniated discs, crushed vertebrae, torn ligaments, spinal fracture or various types of stress injuries to the lower back.