Has science gone too far?
The answer is yes. Yes, it has.
This is exactly what it looks like: a woman with a foot where her knee should be, but backwards.
This East Yorkshire woman had bone cancer, so they removed her thigh and knee. Then they moved her lower leg up to replace her thigh, but turned it around facing backwards. That way, her ankle bends in the same direction her knee used to.
It makes a certain sense. I get it. It’s not unlike having a big toe grafted to replace a thumb. But…I dunno. I could maybe, after a lot of years, get used to having a toe on my hand.
Having my foot where my knee should be but facing backwards rattles me on a deep, baseline body image level. I can’t explain it. Just, trust me…I would freak the fuck out. Every day until they took it offa me.
This lady looks happy, though, so who am I to judge? brrrrrr
October 28, 2014 — 8:12 pm
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