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'''Pramod Karan Sethi''' (28 November 1927 – 6 January 2008) was an [[India]]n [[orthopaedic]] surgeon. With Ram Chandra Sharma, he co-invented the  "[[Jaipur leg|Jaipur foot]]", an inexpensive and flexible [[artificial limb]], in 1969.
'''Pramod Karan Sethi''' (28 November 1927 – 6 January 2008) was an [[India]]n [[orthopaedic]] surgeon. With Ram Chandra Sharma, he co-invented the  "[[Jaipur foot]]", an inexpensive and flexible [[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.
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 ==
== Personal life and career ==
Sethi was born at [[Varanasi]] (then Banaras),<ref name="Lancet_obit" /> where his father Nihal Karan Sethi, himself a renowned scientist, was a physics professor at [[Banaras Hindu University]].<ref name=BMJ>[http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/328/7443/789 Singhal D, Nundy S. (2004) No mean feet. ''BMJ'' 328: 789] (accessed 28 January 2008)</ref> Sethi trained as a general surgeon at [[Agra]] under G. N. Vyas. In 1958, he specialised in orthopaedics, when the [[Sawai Man Singh Hospital]] in Jaipur where he worked needed an orthopaedics department because of a [[Medical Council of India]] inspection.<ref name=BMJ /> He later cited his lack of qualifications in orthopaedics as an advantage in developing the Jaipur foot.<ref name=BMJ /> Much of his practice was in [[physiotherapy]], including the rehabilitation of [[amputation|amputees]].<ref name="Lancet_obit">Oransky I. (2008) Obituary: Pramod Karan Sethi. ''Lancet'' 371: 298</ref> He retired in 1981.<ref name=Time>[https://web.archive.org/web/20000520133029/http://www.time.com/time/reports/heroes/foot.html McGirk T. (1997) The $28 Foot. ''Time'' (Heroes of Medicine Special Issue)] (accessed 28 January 2008)</ref>
Sethi was born at [[Varanasi]] (then Banaras),<ref name="Lancet_obit" /> where his father Nihal Karan Sethi, himself a renowned scientist, was a physics professor at [[Banaras Hindu University]].<ref name=BMJ>[http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/328/7443/789 Singhal D, Nundy S. (2004) No mean feet. ''BMJ'' 328: 789] (accessed 28 January 2008)</ref> Sethi trained as a general surgeon at [[Agra]] under G. N. Vyas. In 1958, he specialised in orthopaedics, when the [[Sawai Man Singh Hospital]] in Jaipur where he worked needed an orthopaedics department because of a [[Medical Council of India]] inspection.<ref name=BMJ /> He later cited his lack of qualifications in orthopaedics as an advantage in developing the Jaipur foot.<ref name=BMJ /> Much of his practice was in [[physiotherapy]], including the rehabilitation of [[amputation|amputees]].<ref name="Lancet_obit">Oransky I. (2008) Obituary: Pramod Karan Sethi. ''Lancet'' 371: 298</ref> He retired in 1981.<ref name=Time>[https://web.archive.org/web/20000520133029/http://www.time.com/time/reports/heroes/foot.html McGirk T. (1997) The $28 Foot. ''Time'' (Heroes of Medicine Special Issue)] (accessed 28 January 2008)</ref> He was the founder of MVSS.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|last2=|last3=|first3=|title='Jaipur foot' inventor died a bitter man {{!}} India News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/jaipur-foot-inventor-died-a-bitter-man/articleshow/2681794.cms|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-02|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>


He was married to Sulochana, and the couple had a son and three daughters. Sethi died of cardiac arrest in [[Jaipur]], [[India]].<ref name="Lancet_obit" />
He was married to Sulochana, and the couple had a son and three daughters. Sethi died of cardiac arrest in [[Jaipur]], [[India]].<ref name="Lancet_obit" />
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.jaipurfoot.org/ Jaipurfoot]
 
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20000520133029/http://www.time.com/time/reports/heroes/foot.html ''Time Magazine'' article on PK Sethi and Jaipur Foot]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20000520133029/http://www.time.com/time/reports/heroes/foot.html ''Time Magazine'' article on PK Sethi and Jaipur Foot]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090805135119/http://www.rmaf.org.ph/Awardees/Biography/BiographySethiPra.htm The 1981 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership: Biography of Pramod Karan Sethi]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090805135119/http://www.rmaf.org.ph/Awardees/Biography/BiographySethiPra.htm The 1981 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership: Biography of Pramod Karan Sethi]
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Latest revision as of 22:24, 20 November 2021

Pramod Karan Sethi
Born(1927-11-28)28 November 1927
Varanasi, India
Died6 January 2008(2008-01-06) (aged 80)
Jaipur
NationalityIndian
Other namesP. K. Sethi
Occupationorthopaedic surgeon, inventor
Known forJaipur foot

Pramod Karan Sethi (28 November 1927 – 6 January 2008) was an Indian orthopaedic surgeon. With Ram Chandra Sharma, he co-invented the "Jaipur foot", an inexpensive and flexible 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[edit | edit source]

Sethi was born at Varanasi (then Banaras),[1] where his father Nihal Karan Sethi, himself a renowned scientist, was a physics professor at Banaras Hindu University.[2] Sethi trained as a general surgeon at Agra under G. N. Vyas. In 1958, he specialised in orthopaedics, when the Sawai Man Singh Hospital in Jaipur where he worked needed an orthopaedics department because of a Medical Council of India inspection.[2] He later cited his lack of qualifications in orthopaedics as an advantage in developing the Jaipur foot.[2] Much of his practice was in 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[edit | edit source]

The Jaipur foot is made of rubber and wood and is probably the lowest cost prosthetic limb available in the world. The International Red Cross Committee has used it extensively in Afghanistan and other places to help amputees. Several injured soldiers in the Kargil war were benefited due to the Jaipur foot. Sethi was recognized by 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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Oransky I. (2008) Obituary: Pramod Karan Sethi. Lancet 371: 298
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Singhal D, Nundy S. (2004) No mean feet. BMJ 328: 789 (accessed 28 January 2008)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 McGirk T. (1997) The $28 Foot. Time (Heroes of Medicine Special Issue) (accessed 28 January 2008)
  4. ↑ "'Jaipur foot' inventor died a bitter man | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ↑ The 1981 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership: Citation for Pramod Karan Sethi (accessed 28 January 2008)
  6. ↑ "Padma Awards Directory (1954-2009)" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2013.

External links[edit | edit source]

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