Supporting the Limb Lengthening & Reconstruction Program
Every child deserves to enjoy their life without the pain and frustration of an illness. They deserve to be able to pursue their dreams without limitations. Unfortunately, some children can’t because of the birth defects or other conditions acquired due to trauma, cancer or other medical conditions that, through no fault of their own, take these dreams away from them. But today, with proper funding, coupled with world class researchers, these conditions can be corrected — Forever.
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Jaskaran was born with fibular hemimelia, a condition in which his fibular is underdeveloped. As he grew, his left leg lagged behind, causing a significant difference in leg length and genu valgum, an angular deformity that caused his leg to grow crooked.
The Walk Tall Gala supports the Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Clinic at BC Children's Hospital.
Dec 2015: It's been one year since BC Children's Hospital began performing a unique life-changing procedure of limb-lengthening. As one of the first patients to have the Taylor Spatial Frame, patient Michaela Ironside shows us the great outcome.
Uploaded by Walk Tall on 2018-09-24.