A Chinese teen suffering from the supernumerary vertebra.
A 15-year-old boy has extra vertebrae in his neck. A condition is known as supernumerary vertebra along with congenital scoliosis causing pain, stress on his nerves, and making it different for him to walk.
The vertebrae press on his neck. That's what Makes it difficult for him to walk. Currently, he doesn't like to go out anymore because his condition attracts attention from strangers as he struggles to walk.
The Chinese teen is a surgical procedure that may include hemivertebra removal and spinal fusion. In spinal fusion, the abnormally curved vertebrae are rushed together so that they heal into a single, solid bone. This is able to stop the growth in the abnormally part of the spine, preventing the curve from getting worse.
In hemivertebra removal, a single hemivertebra can be surgically removed, and then doctors use metal implants to correct the curve.