spinal

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After one to two months of treatment, mice treated with PTH showed clear improvements in their vertebral endplates, the thin layers that separate spinal discs from vertebrae.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

Brendon was open about his health struggles, including a heart attack, and underwent two spinal surgeries for cauda equina syndrome, a rare condition that can affect movement as well as bladder and bowel function.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

By 2023, he had a heart attack and was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect and cauda equina syndrome, the latter led to several spinal surgeries.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

The “Criminal Minds” star also underwent multiple spinal surgeries to manage cauda equina syndrome, a rare condition in which nerve bundles in the lumbar or sacral spine are compressed or not functioning properly.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

I missed you.They did me a spinal tap.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick