Surgeons fused Jerry Robin's T3 through T9 vertebrae. "I'm hopeful I can walk again; going to be a hell of a tough road..." ...

The spine (aka backbone) is a linked column of bones running from the head down ... There are 5 lumbar vertebrae in the lumbar region. There are 5 sacral vertebrae, which are fused as one bone and ...

This fusion encases the shock-absorbing spinal discs and severely limits the flexibility of the spine. When the vertebrae become fused, it’s sometimes called “bamboo spine.” In this ...

Meet Cooper: the two-year-old American foxhound who lives with a rare condition called short spine syndrome. Caused by inbreeding, Cooper’s vertebrae are fused together and compressed ...