A vertebral compression fracture (VCF) is a break in an individual bone, or vertebra, of the spine that causes the vertebra to collapse. A lumbar VCF affects the lower spine. When a VCF occurs, the ...

Jarvis Landry‘s season-long hip injury that might require offseason surgery resulted from a fracture in his lower back. The Browns receiver said Thursday the fracture was discovered in the spring.

NFL quarterback Patrick Mahomes’s wife, Brittany, has revealed her extraordinary two-year journey back to health after fracturing her spine. Mahomes, 30, reposted a mid-workout video from her trainer, ...

Scary news from Tour de France winner Chris Froome-- the cyclist was involved in a violent crash during a training session ... sustaining serious injuries, including broken ribs and a fractured back.

A student at Woodstock High School didn’t start the first day of his senior year with the rest of his classmates. Blake, 17, was spending the day at the lake with his friends last month when he fell ...