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‘Folded man’ stands up straight after 28 years following surgery that broke bones | South China Morning Post

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A man suffered from a form of ankylosing spondylitis so severe that his upper body folded onto his thighs. After four operations in which his bones were literally broken and reconstructed, he finally stood straight – after 28 years.

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