Jaipur Foot

This is clearly the cheapest and most efficient way to get people who are below the poverty line, back up on their feet. Generic feet samples are made in advance out of stiff rubber, which allows the feet to grip and twist. The actual limb is prepared by making a mould from the amputated leg, which is then filled with rubber and frozen in a vaccum chamber, painted, and then attached to the rubber foot at the bottom, and a special contact socket at the top that prevents edema and injury to the stump. All this is done within a single day, and people can have new legs by evening. They are able to run, climb trees, jump, and dance! And this is enabled through no sophisticated technology. Whereas below knee prosthesis becomes simple in this way, above knee prosthesis is also possible. Agreed that such artificial limbs are not as good as sophisticated prosthetic limbs, and not exaustive for different kinds of amputations, but all the same, this is an affordable alternative for people who are the sole bread earners of their families.