When he was 10, the aspiring athlete learned his spine curved outward and his spinal cord was so compressed, without a risky surgery he’d be guaranteed to become paralyzed.
But in 2022, he underwent a ten-hour surgery, performed by Dr. Vishal Sarwahi at Cohen Children’s Medical Center.A karate-loving Long Island boy got a special surprise Tuesday after undergoing a risky surgery to keep him from becoming paralyzed, a gift from the original Karate Kid himself, Ralph Macchio.
"His spine was like this. I took his bone out. So using the gap we pivoted his spine over to straighten him out and while shortening the spine we actually restored his height." Which enabled Armaan to return to his love, karate, and he got the attention of the original Karate Kid Hollywood icon Ralph Macchio.
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