Jordan’s King to undergo surgery in Germany for thoracic herniated disc

Jordan’s King to undergo surgery in Germany for thoracic herniated disc
April 9, 2022, 6:02 pm

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The Arab News reported, Jordan’s King Abdullah is scheduled to depart for Germany on Sunday to undergo surgery to treat a thoracic herniated disc.

In a brief statement on Saturday, the Jordanian Royal Court said that the surgery will take place at a specialized hospital in Frankfurt, Germany this week.

The statement said that the decision to undergo surgery was taken upon the professional advice of Jordanian physicians who examined the king.

The Royal Court said that the king had previously been experiencing intermittent pain in the spinal cord after years of parachuting while serving in the Special Forces. According to medical advice, the pressure on the nerve due to the herniation had increased lately, which calls for urgent surgery.

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The statement added, the surgery will be followed by a period of rest for around a week before the king returns to Jordan.

Source: arabnews

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