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Jeff underwent a double
above-the-knee amputation. Most of the destruction
had actually already been done by the bomb below the knees, and it was very obvious
to all the surgeons involved that there was no way
to salvage anything below the knee. We had to get higher than
the knee to get clean skin, clean muscle, clean tissue
above-the-knee amputation. Most of the destruction
had actually already been done by the bomb below the knees, and it was very obvious
to all the surgeons involved that there was no way
to salvage anything below the knee. We had to get higher than
the knee to get clean skin, clean muscle, clean tissue
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Jeff underwent a double
above-the-knee amputation.
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Most of the destruction
had actually already been done
00:00:05.008 --> 00:00:08.019
by the bomb below the knees,
00:00:08.028 --> 00:00:11.637
and it was very obvious
to all the surgeons involved
00:00:11.072 --> 00:00:13.518
that there was no way
to salvage anything
00:00:13.006 --> 00:00:15.557
below the knee.
00:00:15.064 --> 00:00:19.316
We had to get higher than
the knee to get clean skin,
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clean muscle, clean tissue.
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Movie Summary
Stronger is the inspiring real life story of Jeff Bauman, an ordinary man who captured the hearts of his city and the world to become a symbol of hope after surviving the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.
