Prosthetic Foot Design for Transtibial Prosthesis

The human body requires feet in order to provide stability and balance when standing or moving. Amputation of feet and that of any lower limbs significantly reduces the amputee’s ability to perform normal activities such as walking. The basic goal of prosthesis of any type is to improve or restore the function of a physically handicapped individual or amputee. The current prosthetic feet fail to accurately mimic, the characteristics exhibited by normal foot. Primarily the physical limitations of prosthesis are its inability to replicate the dynamics of Sound foot. Such dynamic Characteristics include eversion, dorsiflexion energy return impact, absorption and torsion about the ankle. The analysis prosthetic feet will be required to identity, the as well as further requirement for better ADL activities. For almost all types of lower limb Prosthesis, prosthetic foot is the most important prostheses terminal component.