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Source: UNC Asheville's George has part of right foot amputated

By Dana O'Neil
ESPN.com

Friday, October 17, 2008

UNC Asheville senior Kenny George had part of his right foot amputated, a source confirmed to ESPN.com. The source said the amputation, which occurred three weeks ago, was the result of George's battle with MRSA, a difficult-to-treat and sometimes life-threatening antibiotic-resistant staph infection. The Asheville Citizen Times first reported the story. In August, George returned to his Chicago home from Pete Newell's Big Man Camp in Las Vegas with an infection i ...

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