Spine injuries siu_stethescope_thick Appointment siu_people_icon Providers siu_building_4_columns Locations siu_research_microscope Research Overview Spine injuries can include fractures, compression, or torsion, and can cause nerve damage and impair movement and motor function. Care team Profiles Shawn Duxbury, MD Associate Professor Surgery Profiles Bruce Frankel, MD Professor of Surgery, Division Chief of Neurosurgery Surgery Clinical trials You can be the future of medicineAt SIU Medicine, our physicians and scientists conduct clinical trials and research studies with the aim of translating findings into new, more effective treatments.