Seeing a child grow normally is every parent or guardian’s dream. However, there are instances where the inevitable happens that necessitates amputation of one or both limbs. It is quite devastating, to say the least.
This is the predicament that baby Emmanuel Kariuki Wachira faced at a very young age; a week after birth. He was born a normal child but developed kidney complications that led to gangrene in both limbs (bilateral legs) and was indicated to have transtibial amputation with the right side very short.
The KNH Orthopedic Technology and Clubfoot multidisciplinary clinic prescribed bilateral transtibial prostheses and successfully fitted as well as gait trained him.
Master Wachira is now a bubbly and very active boy able to trespass all obstacles, exhibits heightened interpersonal interactions, and can comfortably walk unnoticed of any disability.