In what is being dubbed a “miracle”, doctors in Israel performed an extremely unusual and complicated surgery on a 12-year-boy where they reattached his head to his neck after he was hit by a car while riding a bicycle, as per a report in The Times of Israel. Suleiman Hassan suffered an “internal decapitation”, where his skull detached from the top vertebrae of his spine after a car accident, as per the outlet. The condition is scientifically known as a bilateral atlanto occipital joint dislocation. After the accident, the boy was airlifted to Hadassah Medical Center, where he was sent for emergency surgery. As per the doctors, his head was “almost completely detached from the base of his neck.” Dr. Ohad Einav, the orthopedic surgeon who oversaw the treatment,  told The Times of Israel that it took several hours and necessitated the placement of “new plates and fixations in the damaged area. “Our ability to save the child was thanks to our knowledge and the most innovative technology in the operating room,” he said, adding that the team “fought for the boy’s life.” The surgeons also believe that his recovery was no less than a miracle as the boy only had … Continue reading “Miracle”: Israeli Doctors Reattach Boy’s Head