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The family of a baby boy born with back-to-front KNEES said they were disgusted that he was still waiting for specialist treatment months after his birth.

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

Last updated at 8:28 AM on 1st July 2010

Gabriell Camilleri-Nugent was born with hyperextended knees and bronchomalacia, meaning his lungs and airways are too small for him to breathe on his own.

A 20-week scan showed Gabriell’s legs were doubled back near his head in the womb, instead of being curled up in the foetal position.

When he was born by caesarian section last December his shocked family said he looked ‘like he was doing the splits’ as his knee caps are effectively back to front.

Now aged six months, he has worn plaster casts on both legs since birth but he is sitll waiting to be transferred to a specialist hospital for treatment.

His grandmother, Carol, 50, said the youngster’s health is being compromised by NHS bureaucracy….Continue Reading