Vertebrae are the bones that make up the spine, or backbone. A
person usually has 33 vertebrae aligned in a column, with one on top of another
and with cushions (discs) between them.
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Shannon Erstad, MBA/MPH
Editor
Kathleen M. Ariss, MS
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Pat Truman, MATC
Primary Medical Reviewer
William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine
Specialist Medical Reviewer
Robert B. Keller, MD - Orthopedics
Last Updated
February 6, 2008
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