Vulcanized rubber foot for lower limb amputees

A prosthetic workshop was started some years ago at the S.M.S. Medical College Hospital , Jaipur , t o meet the growing demands of the local populat ion. Unlike the premier limb-fitting centres in India which still cater for the more affluent sections of society, it was decided that this centre would also look after the p o o r rural amputees . I t soon became apparent that a disturbing number of amputees from the villages were unhappy with their prostheses and discarded them after their initial enthusiasm waned. N o flaw could be detected in the fabrication or fitting of these limbs t o account for this rejection. A n enquiry was then instituted t o find out the reasons for non-acceptance of these prostheses. Several factors emerged out of this study.