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"Our only option was to break his bones in parts: femur, cervical vertebrae, thoracic vertebrae, lumbar vertebrae, and then straighten the entire spinal column," said the professional who operated on him.
Severe arthritis left Li Hua, a 46-year-old man, three decades of his life with his face stuck to his legs. The disease was diagnosed when he was 18 years old but it was as time went by that his situation worsened and he became the 'folding man'. That's what they called him in the town in China where he lived, according to the newspaper '20 Minutos'.
The patient's family did not have enough money for treatment. However, his case became so serious that it attracted the attention of a professor, Tao Huiren, head of spine surgery and orthopedics at Shenzhen University General Hospital.
"Our only option was to break the bones in parts: femur, cervical vertebrae, thoracic vertebrae, lumbar vertebrae, and then straighten the entire spinal column," said the professor. "The risks were 20 to 30 times higher than a regular spinal surgery patient, and the chances of him becoming a paraplegic were also very high."
The surgery was a success and Li has managed to stand upright three decades later. “He (Huiren) is my savior, and my gratitude to him is only surpassed by my mother,” said the patient.
