Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-6863431-20150103062825/@comment-24994749-20150224013235

I think it was a case of language barrier. As I took "broken" as meaning both "broken bones" or "discontinuity in the lenght of the spine".

Indeed, If you break your neck, you will probably break or suffer severe trauma on your traquea.

I would have to re-read the fic to see the exact nature of the injury on Ruby's spine.