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https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/miracle-doctors-reattach-decapitated-womans-head-to-spine-after-freak-injury-8152992]
A US woman based in Illinois has got a new lease of life after doctors managed to reattach her head to her spine, following a freak sports injury that left her on the verge of being "internally decapitated". Megan King was only 16 when during a gym class, she leapt in the air to catch a football but fell awkwardly to the ground -- damaging her right ankle and spine whilst tearing the muscle off both shoulder blades.
Despite undergoing dozens of surgeries over the next few years, her condition continued to decline, leaving doctors scratching their heads. With no treatment in sight, Ms King's muscles started to tear apart while the joints weakened.
In 2015, a decade after the injury, doctors diagnosed her with hypermobile Ehler's-Danlos syndrome (hEDS), a genetic disorder that stops collagen - a key joint tissue - from forming properly and leads to joint instability.
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