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Shin Bones: Prosthetic Legs

Legs And Feet Dept: On Aug. 24, Christian underwent several hours of surgery at the Montreal hospital to have part of his legs amputated, and last week he was fitted with his first-ever set of prosthetic legs, according to CBC. He was supposed to receive treatment at a Haitian hospital earlier this year, but the hospital was destroyed in the Jan. 12 earthquake and christian Lubin, six, is standing up straight like boys his age for the first time in his life, thanks to the Shriners Hospital for Children. Immigration officials initially rejected Sostine Lubin's visa applications, but when media reported her son's story, Canada changed its mind. Christian, who lives with his family in Camp-Perrin, on Haiti's west coast, was born will malformed tibias shin bones causing his legs and feet to twist around. As reported in the news.
@t camp perrin, shriners hospital for children