Board Thread:False Info and Speculative Discussion/@comment-10280603-20160121192918/@comment-4091815-20160225022817

Yes. His sternum and his ribs were crushing his lungs. They put in a metal bar when he was 14 to support his sternum so his heart and lungs wouldn't be crushed between his ribs and his spine. The orignial problem was "mishapen cartlidge."