Jaipur Foot Inventor Passes

Pramod Karan Sethi, PhD, co-inventor of the low-cost "Jaipur foot" prosthesis and a renowned orthopedic surgeon, died from cardiac arrest January 6 in Jaipur, India. Sethi was 80.

Born in 1927, Sethi studied medicine in India and Scotland before joining the staff at the Sawai Man Singh Hospital in Jaipur, where he was the longtime head of the orthopedic department. Along with artisan Ram Chandra, Sethi invented the Jaipur foot in 1969, allowing mobility at an affordable cost to amputees and those with limb differences. The lightweight prosthesis grew in popularity when it was used by the International Red Cross Committee (IRCC) in Afghanistan, Iraq, and the Middle East for soldiers who had lost a leg in war. It is now available in 22 countries and costs as little as $28 in some areas.

During the course of his distinguished career, Sethi established a rehabilitation center for amputees in Jaipur, won the Guinness Award for Scientific Achievement, and was named a fellow of Britian's Royal College of Surgeons. He was also a recipient of the Padmashree and the Ramon Magsaysay awards for community leadership.

Sethi is survived by his wife, son, and three daughters.

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