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| Woman Survives 'Internal Decapitation'; O_o | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: May 17 2007, 04:02 AM (237 Views) | |
| TurboBoost | May 17 2007, 04:02 AM Post #1 |
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[size=7]Woman survives 'internal decapitation'[/size] Wed May 16, 11:00 PM ET DENVER - Even her surgeon calls her a miracle. Shannon Malloy was critically injured Jan. 25 when a car crash slammed her into the dashboard. Her skull separated from her spine, although her skin, spinal cord and other internal organs remained intact. The rare condition is known as clinically as internal decapitation, and it left her with no control over her head. Her injuries left Malloy with nerve damage that made her eyes cross, and she has difficulty swallowing. She was not paralyzed. She told her story to Denver station KMGH-TV. Dr. Gary Ghiselli, an orthopedic spine surgeon at the Denver Spine Center, said he and his colleagues had never seen such an injury in someone still living. "I've seen it once before," Ghiselli said, "and, unfortunately, the patient didn't make it." Even after the crash, physicians in Nebraska, where Malloy lives, told relatives they should prepare to say their goodbyes. Ghiselli said a will to survive kept Malloy, 30, alive long enough for surgeons to insert screws in her head and neck and attach a halo to minimize movement no easy task. "My skull slipped off my neck about five times," Malloy said. "Every time they tried to screw this to my head, I would slip." Doctors eventually stabilized her head and strengthened her neck. The halo has since been removed. "It's a miracle that she was able to survive from the actual accident," Ghiselli said. "It's a miracle that she's made the progress that she's made." --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is semi-local news & I just now hear about it. I'd like to see the x-rays of after the crash. ...and of course after I post this I realize the title sounds too much like.. something else. :sad2: |
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| wissaboo | May 17 2007, 07:41 AM Post #2 |
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Admiral
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:sad2: ouch |
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| Hedo | May 17 2007, 07:52 AM Post #3 |
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cool mofo
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I just saw her speak on CNN. It must suck |
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| Coolg | May 18 2007, 11:26 PM Post #4 |
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Der Huhninspektor
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the whole idea of, "be careful, her head will slip off" while putting a brace on just seems......eerie. |
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| DaDeuceIsLoose | May 24 2007, 03:39 PM Post #5 |
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Deuce
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wow, didnt even know such a think was possible without damaging the spinal cord and most of the central neverous system |
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