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Instead, Earley focused on another injury identified in Susann Sills' autopsy: that fractured C3 vertebra.
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Tracy Smith, CBS News, 18 May 2024
The forensic pathologist noted that Susann Sills had injuries all over her body that could have resulted from a fall, including a fractured C3 vertebra near the base of her neck, which can be fatal.
—Tracy Smith, CBS News, 18 May 2024
Your torso length is the distance from where your shoulders and neck meet (the C7 vertebra to get technical) to the point of the lower back that’s aligned with your hip bones.
—Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2024
According to his doctors, Rylan experienced a C1 Jefferson type 3 break involving the C1 vertebra, also known as the atlas, that holds the neck upright.
—David Chiu, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
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Tracy Smith, CBS News, 18 May 2024
The forensic pathologist noted that Susann Sills had injuries all over her body that could have resulted from a fall, including a fractured C3 vertebra near the base of her neck, which can be fatal.
—Tracy Smith, CBS News, 18 May 2024
Your torso length is the distance from where your shoulders and neck meet (the C7 vertebra to get technical) to the point of the lower back that’s aligned with your hip bones.
—Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2024
According to his doctors, Rylan experienced a C1 Jefferson type 3 break involving the C1 vertebra, also known as the atlas, that holds the neck upright.
—David Chiu, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Vertebra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vertebra. Accessed 18 Sep. 2024.
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