P. K. Sethi
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Pramod Karan Sethi | |
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| Born | 28 November 1927 orthopaedic surgeon, inventor |
| Known for | Jaipur foot |
Pramod Karan Sethi (28 November 1927 – 6 January 2008) was an Indian
artificial limb
, in 1969.
He was awarded the
Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership in 1981 and the Padma Shri
by the Government of India in 1981.
Personal life and career
Sethi was born at
physiotherapy, including the rehabilitation of amputees.[1] He retired in 1981.[3] He was the founder of MVSS.[4]
He was married to Sulochana, and the couple had a son and three daughters. Sethi died of cardiac arrest in Jaipur, India.[1]
Jaipur foot
The Jaipur foot is made of rubber and wood and is probably the lowest cost prosthetic limb available in the world. The
Guinness Book of World Records for helping a large number of amputees in obtaining mobility again. The Indian dancer and actor Sudha Chandran
was one of his patients.
Ram Chandra Sharma, an illiterate craftsman, is the co-inventor of the foot. The original idea of the Jaipur foot is supposed to have come to him serendipitously while he was riding a bicycle and had a flat tire.[3]
Awards
Sethi was awarded the
Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership in 1981,[5] the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 1981 [6] and he also won a major Rotary International award.[1] He was elected a fellow of the British Royal College of Surgeons.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d Oransky I. (2008) Obituary: Pramod Karan Sethi. Lancet 371: 298
- ^ a b c Singhal D, Nundy S. (2004) No mean feet. BMJ 328: 789 (accessed 28 January 2008)
- ^ a b c McGirk T. (1997) The $28 Foot. Time (Heroes of Medicine Special Issue) (accessed 28 January 2008)
- ^ "'Jaipur foot' inventor died a bitter man | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. 8 January 2008. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ The 1981 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership: Citation for Pramod Karan Sethi (accessed 28 January 2008)
- ^ "Padma Awards Directory (1954-2009)" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2013.