Sentences with phrase «suffer vertebral»

In the United States alone, 700,000 people suffer vertebral fractures per year and back problems are the sixth leading human malady in the world.

Although not many cod are accidentally caught by pulse trawlers, about 10 % of them suffer vertebral fractures and hemorrhages when their muscles overcontract from the shocks.

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He suffered a concussion, his neck was fractured (C1) and one of his vertebral arteries had been dissected.

Older cats may suffer chronic degeneration of muscles, joints and vertebral discs.

Selective breeding of the disproportionately short legs of breeds such as the Basset Hound and the Dachshund has led to bowed legs and chronic problems with elbow dislocation; the short legs and long back of Dachshunds causes them to suffer more often from ruptured vertebral disks.