A baby giraffe has been given a new lease on life thanks to a group of doctors at the San Diego Zoo.
Three-month-old Msituni has some extra pep in her step after the doctors fashioned for her a custom leg brace to correct abnormalities that threatened her survival.
Msituni suffered from a hyperextension of the carpi, bones that are equivalent to those in the human wrist, which caused her front legs to bend improperly and made it difficult for her to stand and walk.
Thankfully, the specialized giraffe-patterned orthotic braces attach to her front legs helped correct it!
Matt Kinney, senior veterinarian at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, said per the New York Post, "We are so glad to have the resources and expertise to step in and provide this young calf the opportunity for a full life. Without these lifesaving braces to provide support, the position of her legs would have become increasingly more painful and progressed to a point she would not have been able to overcome."
The zoo said the braces were a complete success, and Msituni is now with the rest of her herd in the Safari Park's 60-acre East Africa savanna habitat!
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