Doctor gives child hope of walking

Published June 24, 2006 4:00am ET



Luke Briggs was born with his right leg fully attached to his back and abdomen.

He suffers from a severe left clubfoot, a spinal hernia and multiple pterygium syndrome, or webbing of the joint on his right hip, knee and left knee.

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