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Their vertebrae fused, while mineral deposits caused the tissue between the bones to become abnormally hard.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
FARGO, N.D.—Oak Reile was delivering a pallet of washer fluid, cigarettes and candy to a local convenience store in 2020 when he slipped and fell, breaking two vertebrae and paralyzing him from the armpits down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
The vertebrae line up to create a series of ball-and-socket joints running from head to tail.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
Fibrocartilage is tough and shock-absorbing, found in places like the discs between vertebrae.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026
Dr. Barnes removed the third, fourth, and fifth cervical vertebrae from Booth’s neck.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
