11.   As a sophomore at Stanford, he had fusion surgery on the third and fourth vertebrae.

12.   He had spinal fusion surgery Monday and was transferred from Ohio to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia on Wednesday.

13.   He had successful spinal fusion surgery at Ohio State Medical Center before being transferred to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia.

14.   In spinal fusion surgery, surgeons expose the fractured vertebrae, each about an inch long, and move them back into place.

15.   Sang faces spinal fusion surgery with implants to stabilize her spine and prevent the bones from sliding into each other.

16.   Taliaferro was rushed to OSU Medical Center, underwent decompression spinal fusion surgery two days later and spent five groggy days at the hospital.

17.   The horse was in bad health the past two years, undergoing a pair of delicate spinal fusion surgeries.