A teenager has told how his foot was turned into his knee allowing him to play football again as he battles a rare form of bone cancer.

Robbie Readie had to undergo the complex 13-hour operation after being diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer, last year.

The 14-year-old is only the sixth person in the UK to have the surgery, known as rotationplasty, which involved amputating part of Robbie’s leg and turning his foot into a new knee.

The youngster, from Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, had the top of his right leg amputated while the lower part was then spun 180 degrees and reattached to the top.

Robbie said he is "very excited" about playing amputee football with the Scottish Association next month.

This footage was filmed on July 26.

A teenager has told how his foot was turned into his KNEE - allowing him to play football again as he battles a rare form of bone cancer.

Robbie Readie, 14, had to undergo the complex 13 hour operation after being diagnosed with osteosarcoma - a rare form of bone cancer - last year.

He is only the sixth person in the UK to have the surgery, known as rotationplasty, which involved amputating part of Robbie’s leg and turning his foot into a new knee.

The youngster, from Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, had the top of his right leg amputated while the lower part was then spun 180 degrees and reattached to the top.

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