article_snippet: A woman who lost half Shanna Decker leg to bone cancer had A woman who lost half her leg to bone cancer foot reattached backwards - and her foot wasn't a mistake.
article_snippet: Doctors said Doctors would have to remove A woman who lost half her leg to bone cancer left knee to save A woman who lost half her leg to bone cancer life.
article_snippet: But instead of an amputation, Shanna Decker opted for a 'rotationplasty': when her foot is attached to the thigh and rotated backwards.
article_snippet: her foot means Shanna Decker, from Minnesota, has more control over A woman who lost half her leg to bone cancer prosthetic calf.
article_snippet: Choice: Shanna Decker, 24, opted to have Shanna Decker left foot reattached to Shanna Decker thigh backwards after doctors removed Shanna Decker .
article_snippet: If a shin needs to, Shanna Decker can even apply weight to the foot - which has retained Shanna Decker feeling - and walk on Shanna Decker.
article_snippet: Due to a shin age, Shanna Decker was not eligible for 'limb salvage', where the missing tissue is replaced with transplanted or artificial tissue, as a shin legs were not fully developed.
article_snippet: Aside from the difficulty overcoming the appearance of Shanna Decker new leg, Shanna Decker said Shanna Decker never thought twice about it.
highlights_snippet: Doctors removed Shanna Decker left calf and knee, rotated foot 180 degrees and attached foot 180 degrees to Shanna Decker thigh .
  
highlights_snippet: foot 180 degrees gives Shanna Decker greater control over Shanna Decker prosthetic leg, Shanna Decker has 'no regrets' 