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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

It is well known that achievement of blood pressure (BP) goals in more than 70% of hypertensive individuals requires two or more antihypertensive agents. 1 Based on the most recent NHANES 1999–2000 ...

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 ...

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 ...