MR / Albany, New York.Albany Medical Center / Surgical Intensive Care Unit.Woman (38, Down Syndrome) recovering in ICU after spinal operation is visited by her sisters (50, 43). She is wearing a collar to keep vertebrae (C1, C2, C3) in place till healed. Spinal condition she was operated on for (os ondontoideum) is relatively rare but occurs with higher frequency among Down Syndrome people than in the general population. MR: Bab3 Kol4 She7. Note: original image name has been changed - it was previously AE-FM_0231. ©Ellen B. Senisi

MR / Albany, New York.Albany Medical Center / Surgical Intensive Care Unit.Woman (38, Down Syndrome) recovering in ICU after spinal operation is visited by her sisters (50, 43). She is wearing a collar to keep vertebrae (C1, C2, C3) in place till healed. Spinal condition she was operated on for (os ondontoideum) is relatively rare but occurs with higher frequency among Down Syndrome people than in the general population. MR: Bab3 Kol4 She7. Note: original image name has been changed - it was previously AE-FM_0231. ©Ellen B. Senisi

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