Teenage ballerina uses ankle as knee joint

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Teenage Ballerina Uses Ankle as Knee Joint
Teenage Ballerina Uses Ankle as Knee Joint




An amputee schoolgirl who lost a leg to cancer has defied the odds to become a competitive dancer.

When ballerina Gabi Shull had her leg amputated she feared she would never dance again. But thanks to groundbreaking 'rotationplasty' surgery, the 14-year-old bone cancer survivor has been able to get back on her toes.

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