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Doctors broke his neck deliberately in a delicate operation to help correct a painful arthritis condition in his spine
Doctors broke his neck deliberately in a delicate operation to help correct a painful arthritis condition in his spine

Doctors broke his neck deliberately in a delicate operation to help correct a painful arthritis condition in his spine

Date11/11/1970
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Original Toronto Star caption: Doctors broke his neck deliberately in a delicate operation to help correct a painful arthritis condition in his spine, and today Dr. Yury Pelech, 50, his head forced back and held carefully in position by a cage of metal rods, is recovering in Toronto East General Hospital. Frame is screwed into skull.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0073021F
Arthritis
3/10/1986