above-the-knee

Updated: August 20, 2026

I often watched them playing bowls on the lawn with a marvellous dexterity a one-armed man holding the chair steady for a double amputation while the latter took his aim. I remember seeing a man struggling painfully along with an above-the-knee leg, obviously his first day out. A group of men watched his efforts.

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