Authors : R. M. Thakare, P. H. Meshram and R. U. Hedau
Page Nos : 457-461
Description :
Natural disasters are occurring everyday across the globe, these claim the lives and livelihood of many individuals and families, especially in poorer regions of the world where if there is access to necessary medical care it is difficult to afford. Because of this there are many who have suffered a lower limb amputation and thus have had their ability to provide for themselves and their families greatly reduced or taken away. In the testing, analysis, and design of a low-cost prosthetic toe that would allow lower knee amputees who are unable to afford a high level prosthesis to regain a significant portion of their lost mobility, In developed countries like the United States, most people are able to obtain prosthetics with relative ease. Additionally, technology has become so advanced that below the knee prosthetics have begun to provide nearly natural form and function to someone who has lost a part of their leg.
