Among patients with fractures, spondylolisthesis was observed on 100% of the preoperative radiographs, compared with 33.3% (nine of 27) of patients without fracture (P=0.0001).

A clay shoveler’s fracture is a break in the bony protrusion on a vertebra called the spinous process. It is often caused by excess force from twisting muscles in the neck, back, and shoulders.

(HealthDay) -- There is a strong association between degenerative spondylolisthesis and spinous process fracture in patients undergoing interspinous process spacer (IPS) surgery, according to a ...

CAM NEWTON transverse process spine fracture: GOOD NEWS: not dangerous, no paralysis, short term injury. ... Newton may not play Sunday’s home game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

In a 9News report, health expert Dr. Payal Kohli broke down the injury. "(The transverse process) was a tough one to learn in medical school, but if you think about our spine, it's a bunch of ...

The Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee of the FDA voted in favor of three questions posed to them when they met February 20 about the safety ...

An orthopedic advisory panel voted to approve Vertiflex's PMA application to the FDA for its Superion Interspinous Spacer, a spinal implant designed to treat moderate lumbar stenosis and pain ...