He can now walk and swim with his friends. Despite his progress, Eyad will need two more operations as he grows into adulthood.
Eyad Emadeldin Mousa Ali, 12, was born with a rare bone deformity that left him with one leg 11cm longer than the other. All photos: Marwa Adel
Dr Anand Gorva, a paediatric orthopaedic surgeon and limb reconstruction specialist at Medcare Orthopaedic Hospital in Dubai, led the corrective operation on Eyad.
Doctors said without the leg-lengthening operation, Eyad would have faced further problems with his spine and pelvis.
The schoolboy spent weeks in a wheelchair as he got used to his extendable leg brace.
The brace helped to slowly increase the length of Eyad's leg.
Despite the daily challenges of gradually extending a metal frame around his leg to force the bone to grow, Eyad excelled in his home schooling.
He can now walk and swim with his friends. Despite his progress, Eyad will need two more operations as he grows into adulthood.
Eyad Emadeldin Mousa Ali, 12, was born with a rare bone deformity that left him with one leg 11cm longer than the other. All photos: Marwa Adel
Dr Anand Gorva, a paediatric orthopaedic surgeon and limb reconstruction specialist at Medcare Orthopaedic Hospital in Dubai, led the corrective operation on Eyad.
Doctors said without the leg-lengthening operation, Eyad would have faced further problems with his spine and pelvis.
The schoolboy spent weeks in a wheelchair as he got used to his extendable leg brace.
The brace helped to slowly increase the length of Eyad's leg.
Despite the daily challenges of gradually extending a metal frame around his leg to force the bone to grow, Eyad excelled in his home schooling.
He can now walk and swim with his friends. Despite his progress, Eyad will need two more operations as he grows into adulthood.
