he contracted mrsa , or methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus for short , and the doctors were soon advising him that his foot should come off , but kurt was having none of it it was from just below the knee , or nothing , he would have much better prospects of future employment with a trans-tibial prosthetic leg ( often referred to as a `` bk '' or below the knee prosthesis in the prosthetic industry - yawn ) than with a block of wood for a foot ( not quite an accurate description , but he believed it was close enough ) , but after the amputation , recovery , convalescence and fitting of a top of the range jobby ( not a technical expression ) , on full pay , he was not sacked so he didnt have to look for a new job , what a waste of a perfectly healthy lower leg , and as the bionic man ( as he was now called by all and sundry but usually out of ear shot ) , he quickly regained his former dexterity .