Teen becomes ballet dancer despite have her leg amputatedTHETRUTH365.ORG Gabi Shull is not letting anything hold her back. A schoolgirl, who had her leg amputated after being diagnosed with a rare bone cancer in her knee, has defied odds to become a ballet dancer. Gabi Shull, from Missouri, America, was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in her knee after an ice skating accident when she was 9-years-old. The treatment involved removing her affected knee, rotating her foot 180 degrees, then re-attaching it to her upper leg, with her ankle serving as her knee. "They took my lower leg and foot, twisted it 180 degrees backwards, and attached it to my thigh.

Source: Stuff October 10, 2016 05:48 UTC