Conjoined Twins Separated Through 13-Hour Surgery (Video)

Conjoined twins separated through medical surgery video

Conjoined twins Joshua and Jacob Spates, born attached at the pelvis and lower spine, survived the most complex surgery ever performed in Le Bonheur Children's Hospital in Memphis.

Born January of this year, 34-week-old conjoined twins Joshua and Jacob undergone a 13 hours surgery on August 29 to detach their spinal cord column and muscles.

The two are expected to remain at the hospital where they will receive critical care and rehabilitation therapy.


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Video: ABC News

Conjoined Twins Separated: Twins Jacob and Joshua Spates Separated at Memphis Hospital

Conjoined Twins Separated: Jacob and Joshua Spates Successfully Separated

Conjoined twins Joshua and Jacob Spates, born attached at the pelvis and lower spine, have been successfully separated at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital in Memphis.

Hospital surgeons operated for 13 hours to separate the twins in what hospital officials called the most complex procedure every performed in the history of the facility.

Joshua and Jacob Spates of Memphis, though joined at the lower spine and pelvis, have separate hearts, heads and limbs.

Doctors said the twins have health problems that will require ongoing treatment, but said they hope both will be able to walk with braces.

Photo: AP/Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, Lisa Waddell Buser