{"id":4549,"date":"2022-08-29T08:30:48","date_gmt":"2022-08-29T08:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/knh.or.ke\/?p=4549"},"modified":"2022-08-29T08:41:41","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T08:41:41","slug":"baby-kariuki-can-now-walk-knh-restoring-hope-for-transtibial-amputees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/knh.or.ke\/index.php\/2022\/08\/29\/baby-kariuki-can-now-walk-knh-restoring-hope-for-transtibial-amputees\/","title":{"rendered":"BABY KARIUKI CAN NOW WALK: KNH RESTORING HOPE FOR TRANSTIBIAL AMPUTEES"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Seeing a child grow normally is every parent or guardian\u2019s dream. However, there are <\/span>instances where the inevitable happens that necessitates amputation of one or both <\/span>limbs. It is quite devastating, to say the least.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is the predicament that baby Emmanuel Kariuki Wachira faced at a very young <\/span>age; a week after birth. He was born a normal child but developed kidney complications <\/span>that led to gangrene in both limbs (bilateral legs) and was indicated to have transtibial <\/span>amputation with the right side very short.<\/span><\/p>\n

The KNH Orthopedic Technology and Clubfoot multidisciplinary clinic prescribed bilateral <\/span>transtibial prostheses and successfully fitted as well as gait trained him.<\/span><\/p>\n

Master Wachira is now a bubbly and very active boy able to trespass all obstacles, <\/span>exhibits heightened interpersonal interactions, and can comfortably walk unnoticed of <\/span>any disability.<\/span><\/p>\n

See baby Kariuki\u2019s video by clicking on this link:<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/i><\/span>https:\/\/bit.ly\/3KbvcrK<\/a>
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This is the ultimate game-changer that reinforces the Kenyatta National Hospital <\/span><\/span>commitment to offering quality specialized health care services.<\/span><\/div>\n

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