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Jaipur foot

Discussion in 'Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses' started by David Smith, Oct 20, 2008.

  1. David Smith

    David Smith Well-Known Member


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    Hello all

    Has anyone come acros, prescribed used or been involved with the Jaipur foot http://www.jaipurfoot.org/. I saw this on TV last night and from start to finish they make a below knee prosthetic limb with the Jaipur foot attached, in just 1 hour. The patient straps it on and walks away. The little boy featured came in after travelling 1000miles across India, has a limb made, strapped it on and immediately ran up and down the court yard with a huge grin on his face.
    The foot is made of a simple composite of wood steel and rubber, being solid around the heel and more flexible in the foot and more flexible due to the tapering shape proximal to distal. All made for about £20 - Amazing stuff I thought
    when you consider the time and cost of prosthetics in the western world. I bet there are many non medicaly insured people in the USA for instance who would benifit from this low tech approach, let alone across the pooorer countries of the world.


    Cheers Dave
     
  2. LHM

    LHM Member

    If only all our education was provided by Paul Merton! What a fantastic, life changing invention the Jaipur Foot is for so many people.
    Lynsey
     
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    The latest Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery has this:

    The Jaipur foot
    A. P. Arya; and L. Klenerman
    Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume, Vol 90-B, Issue 11, 1414-1421.
     
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