1.   Medical evidence described other substantial injuries, including a double spinal fracture inflicted at least a day earlier.

2.   Recent research shows that only one in ten spinal fractures is being seen by a doctor.

3.   A CT scan showed Williams did not sustain a spinal fracture or broken bone.

4.   All had had at least one previous spinal fracture, as determined by X-rays.

5.   But it does relieve back pain from spinal fractures.

6.   But the second spinal fracture could be more problematic.

7.   Sometimes these spinal fractures are all too apparent, causing severe back pain and a bent posture.

8.   The beating left Donovan with broken ribs and spinal fractures.

9.   A CT scan showed that Williams did not sustain a spinal fracture or broken bone, the university said.

10.   And spinal fractures accumulate, stealing height and causing digestion and breathing problems as they bend patients.