Jaipur leg
The Jaipur Leg also known as the Jaipur Foot is a rubber-based prosthetic leg for people with below-knee amputations, produced under the guidance of Dr. P. K . Sethi by Masterji Ram Chander in 1969 for victims of landmine explosions.
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[edit] Overview
Designed in and named for Jaipur, India, the prosthetic leg was designed to be inexpensive, quick to fit and manufacture, and to be water-resistant. The Jaipur Foot is fitted free of cost by Bhagwan Mahavir Viklang Sahyata Samiti, founded by Devendra Raj Mehta. It costs approximately U.S. $30. Dow India supports Bhagwan Mahavir Viklang Sahayta Samiti with polyurethane which is the new material used in the production of the prostheses. The new material increases the durability and the convenience of the leg. Dow India also supports BMVSS with financial assistance to carry on the work done by the non government organization.
Sethi was awarded the Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership in 1981[1], and the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 1981 [2]
This is an example of South-South Cooperation.
[edit] In popular culture
Sudha Chandran, an Indian actress and dancer, lost her limb in an accident in 1982. She was fitted with the Jaipur foot and started dancing once again; her journey is the theme of the Telugu film Mayuri(Peahen) (1984), remade into a 1986 Hindi film, Naache Mayuri(Peahen Dancing). Both the films starred Sudha in the lead role.
[edit] External links
- Jaipur Leg (Jaipur Foot), Official website
- Jaipur Foot to help sportswoman who lost leg
- Tim McGrik. The $28 Foot. TIME. http://www.time.com/time/reports/heroes/foot.html.
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