Moroccan Girl with Rare Bone Disorder Walks After Successful Surgery in Spain

Nour regained her smile just a few months ago, when she managed to stand up for the first time. And in recent weeks, she has returned to school where she thrives among her classmates. "She is a very alert and very intelligent girl," explains Teresa Fernández, her teacher at the Florentino Bayona nursery and primary school in Murcia.

Nour suffers from a rare congenital disease. She was born without a tibia in her right leg, a shortened tibia in her left, and also had clubfeet. All these malformations had to be corrected, said Dr. César Salcedo, head of the pediatric orthopedic and trauma surgery unit at the Virgen de la Arrixaca University, who managed to straighten the girl’s legs. "Thanks to the latest technological innovations, the operation was a success and Nour will walk, without prostheses," he rejoiced.

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"The last time I went to the doctor in Morocco, he told me that the only solution was to amputate my daughter’s legs, but I refused," says Meriem Safiri, Nour’s mother, to El Diario. The young woman, originally from Beni Mellal in the Middle Atlas, sees her daughter’s healing as a "miracle, an answer to [her] prayers." "Seeing her walk is the most beautiful of gifts," she added.

Dr. Salcedo is very satisfied with the entire process that began two years ago when Nour was only 3 years old. "She is getting better day by day and will be able to play and run without fear... It is an exciting case, in every way, medical, human and social," he specified. Nour’s teacher confirms: "She works like her classmates and is super autonomous. At recess, she always goes out with her walker and plays with her friends, but we watch over her."