Spine op woman devastated to need fifth life-saving operation

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  1. > It involved fusing her skull, neck and pelvis because they were dislocating several times a day and the movement was threatening to crush her brain and spine.
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    > However, the fusions have become unstable because of four broken titanium screws in her vertebrae and she has been forced to wear a surgical halo vest.

    I’ll never moan about visiting the dentist again.

  2. >The surgery, which she underwent in Barcelona, is not available in the UK.

    Does anyone know why? Is it simply because the rarity of the condition?

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