The Second Skeleton: When the Body Calcifies Itself

The human body possesses a miraculous ability to heal itself. When skin is cut, it forms a scar; when a bone breaks, it fuses back together. But in extremely rare cases, this biological defense mechanism glitches, turning the body's greatest asset into its ultimate destroyer. Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP), often called "Stone Man Syndrome," is a devastating genetic mutation. When a ...