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Hiep Vo
She Arrived on Knees, Now Walks at College
Hiep Vo was a 16-year-old girl with a long history of Dandy Walker malformation, a delayed development of the hip, including inability to walk and poor coordination, and an abnormal hip joint. She could walk until the age of 7, but was unable to receive treatment in her home country of Vietnam. An intelligent and highly motivated young woman, Vo came to the UCSF Medical Center literally crawling on her knees.
In 1996, Vo underwent multiple surgeries to release the muscles and tendons of her knees and hips to relieve pressure, and an osteotomy, an operation to change the alignment of her bones, to repair her painfully dislocated hip. She had to wear a full body cast during her recovery. After her surgery, she was admitted to the rehabilitation center.
At discharge, she was quite resistant and fearful about using her legs, but there is a happy ending. Vo is now doing beautifully. She has no pain, moves her legs away from her body, sits up independently and lies on her back in full extension. Her knees have full arc of motion, and she is doing very well.
For 10 years of her life, Vo could not walk. Since the surgery by Dr. Eliana Delgado, Vo regained her ability to walk and graduated from San Francisco City College.
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