Osteosarcoma is rare, yet it’s the most common form of bone cancer among children. It is an aggressive cancer, and removal of the diseased bone must be done quickly. The most common location for ...
AUSTIN -- Imagine a child suffering from bone cancer in the leg. Now imagine doctors removing the diseased portion and attaching the two healthy sections, effectively turning the ankle into the knee.
If you're viewing on the ABC10 App, tap here for multimedia. Instead of staring at 12-year-old Jace Curtis, he would rather you ask about his leg. He’s undergone a rare procedure called ...
A boy who survived cancer but lost part of his leg has been given hope of walking again after surgeons replaced his knee with his foot. Austin Degnan, of Illinois, was diagnosed with osteosarcoma ...
A man who was diagnosed with rapidly spreading bone cancer in his knee after a fall has had half of his leg amputated - but doctors saved his life by sewing his foot on backwards. Ibrahim Abdulrauf, ...
Ten-year-old Chris Formaker loves basketball – playing it, watching it, talking about it. But in January 2015, the young athlete's career was unexpectedly cut short. After complaining of pain and ...
For children with bone cancer below the knee, a revolutionary procedure removes the tumor while also allowing for better mobility as children grow up. Osteosarcoma is a rare cancer of the bones, ...
Isaac Escobedo has a prosthetic leg. But you wouldn't know unless you lifted his right pant leg, revealing the red flame design on the artificial limb. The first-grader walks, jumps, squats and sits ...
A man diagnosed with bone cancer after a fall had his leg amputated - and his foot sewed on backwards. When he was 14 Ibrahim Abdulrauf took a minor tumble while playing football. He didn't think much ...
ELK GROVE, Calif. (KGO) -- A 10-year-old Elk Grove boy is showing off his prosthetic leg after undergoing rare knee surgery at Stanford's Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. The young Warriors fan is ...