Doctors have successfully performed surgery to reattach a 12-year-old boy’s head after he was ‘decapitated’ in a horrific car accident.
Suleiman Hassan from the West Bank, Palestine, suffered an ‘internal decapitation’ after being hit by a car while riding his bicycle.
The impact of the crash caused his head to be severed from the body, which sees the skull detaching from the spine with the skin still attached.
According to reports, 70 percent die instantly or while on the way to hospital.
Hassan was airlifted to Hadassah Ein Kerem’s Trauma Unit in Jerusalem with his head ‘almost completely detached from the base of his neck,’ doctors said.
He was immediately taken to a theater where the surgery was performed by an intensive care team.
The surgery involved fusing the spinal column and skull using screws, plates, rods, and bone grafts.
Dr. Ohad Einav, one of the surgeons who performed the miracle procedure, told The Times of Israel: “We fought for the boy’s life. The procedure itself is very complicated and took several hours.
“While in the operating room, we used new plates and fixations in the damaged area.”
He continued: “Our ability to save the child was thanks to our knowledge and the most innovative technology in the operating room.”
The boy now needs rehabilitation to regain movement in his neck but he has no neurological deficits or motor or sensory dysfunction and can also walk without assistance.
His grateful father, who stayed by his side during his recovery, said: “I will thank you all my life for saving my dear only son. Bless you all. Thanks to you, he regained his life even when the odds were low and the danger was obvious.
“What saved him were professionalism, technology and quick decision-making by the trauma and orthopedics team. All I can say is a big thank you.”
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