The spine (aka backbone) is a linked column of bones running from the head down to the lower back. Bone segments form the column. One bone segment is a vertebra, and multiple bone segments are ...

MRI of the spine and pelvis revealed multiple inflammatory lesions of thoracic vertebrae numbers 6-11 and sacral vertebrae numbers 2 and 3. The patient was, therefore, referred to our institution.

You can break a vertebra in your 60s or your 70s or beyond. And a vertebral fracture, yes, many of them kind of don't get diagnosed, but often, they are painful, not all of them, when they occur.