Doctors
say most necks have 7 vertebrae but 15 year old Chinese boy Fu Wengui
(pictured above) has 10. As a young boy he was diagnosed with Congenital
Scoliosis and an abnormal chest frame which made his neck grow extra
three inches. This causes him a lot of pain and makes it hard for Fu to
walk. Congenital scoliosis is caused by the
bones in the spine developing abnormally in the womb.
"He always causes a stir when he's out. The vertebrae press on the
nerves in his neck and make it difficult for him to walk." his dad,
Genyou said
Fortunately for Fu, after his situation was made public, a Beijing-based
charity
agreed to finance a
procedure and treatment. He will have corrective surgery that will
hopefully reduce the length of his neck and ease the discomfort.
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