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 ...

The implant design allows for safe implantation to avoid spinous process fracture and subsidence." According ... supplemental fixation system intended for use in the non-cervical spine (T1-S1).

CAM NEWTON transverse process spine fracture: GOOD NEWS: not dangerous, no paralysis, short term injury. BAD NEWS: could miss next game. 3:42 pm · 9 Dec 2014. 49 Reply Copy link ...

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 ...

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 ...

Mr Morrow suffered a spinous process fracture during a weightlifting session at Dungannon leisure centre in January 2010. At the time of the accident he had been going there up to five times a ...

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).