Doctors in San Diego recently fitted a baby giraffe with leg braces so that she could walk. Several months ago, when Mitsui the baby giraffe was born, the San Diego Zoo noticed something was odd with her. The giraffe's front legs were bent wrong when she was born. They called a doctor specializing in leg braces for kids, and he designed an oversized set for Mitsui.
Giraffes learn to walk with leg braces so they can keep up with the herd and eat from their mothers. After three months, the braces worked, and Mitsui could now walk well.
最近，圣地亚哥的医生做了一次腿部支架的手术，对象是一只长颈鹿宝宝。究竟是怎么回事呢？原来，在几个月前，当地的动物园注意到一直新出生的小长颈鹿Mitsui有些不对劲，这只长颈鹿的前腿出生时前腿就向反方向完全。于是，他们打电话给一位专门从事儿童腿部矫正的医生。在收到求助后，该医生为Mitsui设计了一套超大的腿部矫正器。
手术后，长颈鹿带着腿部支架开始学习走路。装上支架的Mitsui开始学习和其他小伙伴一起活动，还尝试着跟着长颈鹿妈妈一起去觅食。经过三个月的辅助训练，Mitsui已经可以行走得非常好了。