At anterior end, below the notochord, is the intercentrum. Ichthyostegids (labyrinthodont amphibians) had vertebrae nearly identical with Rhipidistians Along with the development of stronger centra, ...

The spine (aka backbone) is a linked column of bones running from the head down to the lower back. Bone segments form the column. One bone segment is a vertebra, and multiple bone segments are ...

So spine fractures can be devastating in terms ... They are afraid to fall and they don't like the way they look. And I've had lots of people tell me that they've just really cut back on their ...

Using data from 638,999 patients, a new study by a research team at the Warren Alpert Medical School found that the incidence ...

Our vertebral fractures research programme is led by Prof Emma Clark. The main aim is to improve the identification and management of older people with osteoporotic vertebral fractures. A major ...