cover image: Jaipur Foot and Below Knee prosthesis

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Jaipur Foot and Below Knee prosthesis

sharma, ram chandra sethi, p k mehta, d.r

Authors

Master Ram Chandra Sharma, Dr. P K Sethi, Bhagwan Mahavir Viklang Sahayata Samiti

Collection
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection Exhibitions Department
Date published
ca. 1968
Dates
ca. 1968
Format
Micro-cellular rubber, cosmetic rubber compound, nylon cord rubber, trade rubber compound, cushion rubber compound, wooden keel with a connection bolt (foot); HDPE (high-density polyethylene) pipe and sheet, Jaipur foot, padeline sheet, leather straps (below-knee)
Pages
9.5” (foot), 9” (instep), 9” (ball girth), 21” (below-knee), 19.5” (maximum diameter)
Place Discussed
India Afghanistan Bangladesh Dominican Republic Honduras Indonesia Malawi Nigeria Nepal Kenya Panama Philippines Papua New Guinea Rwanda Somalia Sudan Trinidad Vietnam Zimbabwe
Provider
Smithsonian Institution
Published in
India
Reference
DO90.003
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/b7d2fd64e1e3428fe5ba7f362e922086