Oliver Staub, 2, smiles while recovering from two complex spinal cord surgeries at UChicago Medicine Comer Children's Hospital that reattached his head to his spinal cord.

Key Takeaways

  • A 2-year-old boy survived a broken neck and severed spinal cord

  • A miracle surgery repaired his spine and reattached the spinal cord

  • The boy is now moving his fingers and toes, and taking breaths on his own

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