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ECU's Byrd, whose leg was amputated below knee, gets 1st hit
GREENVILLE, N.C. -- East Carolina's Parker Byrd, whose right leg was amputated below the knee after a boating ... Wearing an athletic prosthetic, Byrd pinch hit with one out in the sixth inning ...
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Bionic breakthrough: Prosthetic leg is controlled by human thoughts
In standard below-the-knee amputations, muscles that control the foot are wrapped around the stump to create a soft padding, which makes the prosthetic more comfortable. However, this process ...
East Carolina baseball player whose leg was amputated below knee records his first career hit
East Carolina’s Parker Byrd, whose right leg was amputated below the knee after a boating accident three years ago, got his first hit as a college player when he singled in the Pirates’ 12-0 win over ...
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Tanzania faces surge in diabetes-related limb amputations
Excluding the 60 percent of elderly diabetic patients, the remaining 40 percent amputations result from birth defects and ...
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Sailing classification
Athletes in sport class 7 may have a single above knee amputation, single below knee amputation without prosthesis (excluding Symes amputation or equivalent), short stature or an equivalent activity ...
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East Carolina baseball player whose leg was amputated below knee records his first career hit
GREENVILLE, N.C. — East Carolina's Parker Byrd, whose right leg was amputated below the knee after a boating ... Wearing an athletic prosthetic, Byrd pinch hit with one out in the sixth inning ...