Need for a low cost single axis foot for developing countries?.... and dancing in Haiti
mark benveniste
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Title:
Need for a low cost single axis foot for developing countries?.... and dancing in Haiti
Creator:
mark benveniste
Date:
4/8/2011
Text:
Attached is a video link to one of the projects going on in Haiti.- My focus on
the single axis foot is a minor observation in the video
In the beginning it shows a pt walking with a weight activated stance control
knee and a SACH foot. I have long thought that a low cost S/A foot would make
walking a lot easier for AK pt’s in developing countries. In the video it seems
clear that the pt would benefit from that , if it existed
So, do you think creating a low cost single axis foot for developing countries
is an important and useful project?
I have found an interested and excellent engineer that is interested in working
on that project.
He would like to know if the rest of the prosthetic community thinks it is
an important and worthwhile project as well.
The rest of the video is quite inspirational and well worth watching.
I look forward to your comments
Mark Benveniste CP
YouTube - Back on the floor
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the single axis foot is a minor observation in the video
In the beginning it shows a pt walking with a weight activated stance control
knee and a SACH foot. I have long thought that a low cost S/A foot would make
walking a lot easier for AK pt’s in developing countries. In the video it seems
clear that the pt would benefit from that , if it existed
So, do you think creating a low cost single axis foot for developing countries
is an important and useful project?
I have found an interested and excellent engineer that is interested in working
on that project.
He would like to know if the rest of the prosthetic community thinks it is
an important and worthwhile project as well.
The rest of the video is quite inspirational and well worth watching.
I look forward to your comments
Mark Benveniste CP
YouTube - Back on the floor
YouTube - Videos from this email
Citation
mark benveniste, “Need for a low cost single axis foot for developing countries?.... and dancing in Haiti,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 5, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/232515.
