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For more than a quarter of a century, Linda De Croock lived with constant pain from a car accident that smashed her windpipe.

The original article can be found at: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/health/999927/doctors-give-woman-a-new-windpipe

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Overall this article is of fa fair standard. The information is accurate, if overly simple, when explaining an alternative procedure for preparation of allograft. It does not mention the strength of evidence which is that it is a case study and therefore of low evidence. The potential harms and costs of the procedure are also not covered in the story.

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