Vietnamese conjoined twins learn to stand after successful surgery
Conjoined twins Hoang Truc Nhi and Hoang Dieu Nhi, who were separated on July 15, are slowly learning to stand on their own two feet.
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| Hoang Truc Nhi and Hoang Dieu Nhi undergo daily physical therapy at 2 p.m. at HCMC Children's Hospital. The twins, now 14 months old, used to be conjoined at the pelvis. They were classified Ischiopagus Tetrapus (Quadripus) conjoined twins for having a symmetrical continuous longitudinal axis with their area of union not broken anteriorly. If a pair of conjoined twins is born for every 200,000 births, only 6 percent are classified thus, doctors said. Around 100 doctors and nurses from major southern Vietnam hospitals participated in their separation surgery in July. Photo: VnExpress |
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| Truc Nhi practices standing by herself while leaning on a steel frame, supported by her mother (L) and a physical therapist. Photo: VnExpress |
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| The girls play on plasma cars at the Occupational Therapy Department before continuing therapy. Riding the cars also helps them improve their balance. Photo: VnExpress |
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| After physical exercise, the girls move on to language therapy to develop their communication, pre-reading, and pre-writing skills. These exercises take about 10 minutes. Photo: VnExpress |
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| Truc Nhi and Dieu Nhi practice using spoons to eat. Photo: VnExpress |
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| A physical therapist helps Truc Nhi sit up by herself and stretch her pelvic muscles. Photo: VnExpress |
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| The mother (R), Tran Thi Hong Thuy, supports Dieu Nhi to perform a bridge exercise, which helps train muscles in the hips and legs for walking. Photo: VnExpress |
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| Truc Nhi and Dieu Nhi before the surgery. Born at Hung Vuong Hospital, they shared parts of their ileums and colons. They had two separate bladders and two ureters leading to them. Their pelvis was arranged in a circle.(Photo: dailymail.co.uk) |
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| The conjoined twins were separated after a 12-hour operation on July 15, with the participation of around 100 doctors and nurses at the Ho Chi Minh City Children’s Hospital, Children’s Hospital 1 and 2, Cho Ray Hospital and others in HCM City. Photo: Sai gon Giai phong (Liberated Saigon) |
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| Dieu Nhi kisses her sister. Thuy, the mother, said: "Seeing my children healthy and able to move around, I was relieved to the point of shedding tears. Our family would like to thank the doctors and nurses for having helped our girls to be as healthy as they are today." Photo: VnExpress |
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