Congenital knee joint recurvatum, or knee hyperextension, is a rare condition that happens once in every 100,000 live births.
People with this condition, which appears more often in women, are born with a deformity in their knee joints. Their kneecaps are separated to the side, causing them to bend backwards to varying degrees. while some are still able to walk upright, others are forced to use their hands as an additional pair of feet.The first documented accounts of the deformity return to the first 1800s. In 1886, a lady named Ella player was featured in a circus and called "The camel Girl" because she walked on all fours.
The condition has been associated with injuries, breech deliveries, and families that have ligamentous laxness or "loose ligaments," but no one knows for sure what precisely causes it.
Patients with knee hyperextension often have other conditions such as developmental hip dysplasia or clubfoot, which may cause them to run on the side of the foot.
Knee hyperextension can also lead to knee and joint pain as well as stiffness from the ultimate breakdown of animal tissue and bone.
physiotherapy can help some people, but in severe cases, surgery is the only option.
the lady pictured on top of was finally able to stand for the first time in her life after having surgery funded by donations. many others are not able to afford it.
Ending: unfortunately, many of these people are created to desire freaks anytime they go out in public because they're perpetually being stared at.
You can't blame passersby for being curious, but they too usually forget that they're observing human beings who are not that completely different from them.
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