Surgeons in Australia have reattached a toddler’s head to his spine following a horrific car crash which left him with an internally severed neck.
Little Jaxon Taylor has been referred to as a ‘miracle’ this week after news of the surgery hit the headlines.
The tot was travelling with his mother and sister three weeks ago when their car was struck head-on by an oncoming vehicle, driven by an 18-year-old.
In an injury described by Jaxon’s mum Rylea as ‘the worst of its kind’, the 16-month-old’s upper vertebrae was torn and his head internally severed. He was immediately flown to hospital in Brisbane, where he was assigned Australia’s leading spinal surgeon, Geoff Askin.
As Jaxon’s spinal cord had not been severed, Askin and his team were able to graft the child’s vertebrae together using a part of one of his ribs.
Despite the fact that many of the children who undergo this invasive surgery may never breathe or move again, Jaxon has been making great progress. While he will have to remain in a neck brace for the next few months, the tot is expected to make a full recovery.
We are so relieved to hear that Jaxon is doing well, and he will remain in our thoughts.
