NEW YORK — In her 15 years, Jingle Luis has never walked on the bottoms of her feet. Born in the Philippines with feet so clubbed they twist backward and upside-down, she uses crutches to hobble on what should be the tops of her feet.
Jingle and her mother have journeyed to New York for surgery and follow-up treatment that will consist of slowly rotating her feet until she can walk normally.
The surgery took place Thursday and went well, hospital spokesman Steven Osborne said.
In the two-hour procedure, screws were inserted into the bones of her feet and attached to scaffoldlike devices that will stabilize her feet while the screws are turned bit by bit.
After more than a year of treatment, Jingle hopes she’ll be wearing high-heeled shoes, her mother, Jasmine Luis, said. The Associated Press
