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Assassination or Assisted Suicide?
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Apparently, he suffered from spondylolisthesis.

From https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/spondylolisthesis/
 
Quote:Spondylolisthesis is where one of the bones in your spine, called a vertebra, slips forward. It can be painful, but there are treatments that can help.

It may happen anywhere along the spine, but is most common in the lower back.


Here is the typical surgery done to correct the spine.

From: https://www.spine-health.com/treatment/s...-back-pain
 
Quote:Multilevel Spinal Fusion for Low Back Pain

A multilevel spinal fusion surgery involves fusing 2 or more motion segments of the spine to become one single unit. This surgery is designed to improve spinal stability and reduce pain in conditions that cause spinal malalignment or spinal degeneration. 


And here are images that show how the segments are fused together.

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Is it possible that the travelling around the country was in search of a good surgeon to do the operation? With his family wealth, he could afford to pay the best of the best.

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Assassination or Assisted Suicide? - by guyfriday - 12-04-2024, 06:09 PM
RE: Assassination or Assisted Suicide? - by Byrd - 12-05-2024, 06:59 PM
RE: Assassination or Assisted Suicide? - by Encia22 - 12-10-2024, 10:57 AM