Case study - transverse process fracture 57-year-old female presents to the emergency department after falling down some stairs landing on her side. She complains of back pain and has this CAT scan showing two transverse process fractures. There are two transverse processes that extend off each vertebra in the spine, one on each side. This is where some muscles and ligaments of the back attach to the spine. During a fall, car accident, or other forceful injury, blunt trauma can cause these “wing