Olympian Belle Brockhoff was rushed to a Georgian hospital with a broken back after a serious crash at a Snowboard Cross ...

Three-time Olympic snowboarder Belle Brockhoff has been rushed to hospital after fracturing her back in a high-speed crash ...

The patient was first referred for conventional radiography (figure 1) and 1 month later for MRI of the lumbar spine (figures 2 and 3). Avulsion of the anterior ring apophysis of L1 vertebral body.

“Examination and imaging revealed a fracture of the L1 vertebrae, with no neurological damage,” a statement published on behalf of Brockhoff by the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) confirme ...