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 ...

Denny Hamlin suffered a compression fracture in his lower spine during Sunday s last-lap crash at Fontana, Calif., his racing team said Monday. Joe Gibbs Racing disclosed the injury and said Hamlin ...

Arthur Fils, France’s top-ranked player, withdrew from his third-round match at Roland-Garros due to a stress fracture in his lower back. French Tennis Federation doctor Vincent Guillard explains 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.