Orthopaedic appliance and rehabilitation guidance centre · Consultation & fitment of orthotics, prosthetics and mobility aids · Kalyan West since 2006
Artificial limbs
The limb is the easy part. The socket is the work.
Every component in a prosthesis is manufactured and can be ordered. The socket is the one piece made for one person, and it is the reason a limb gets worn every day or ends up in a cupboard.
Levels fitted here
Below knee (transtibial)
Above knee (transfemoral)
Partial foot and Syme
Upper limb
Cosmetic prostheses
Repairs and refits
What a leg is actually made of
Worth knowing before the conversation about cost, because the components are where the range comes from.
- ✓The socket — the only custom part, and the part that decides whether the limb is worn
- ✓Liner or soft insert, where one suits the stump
- ✓Suspension — how the limb stays on: sleeve, suction, pin-lock or belt
- ✓Knee unit, for above-knee levels
- ✓Shank and foot, matched to weight and activity
- ✓Cosmetic cover, when it is wanted
A basic foot and a dynamic-response foot do the same job for somebody who walks to the market and back. They do not do the same job for somebody who is on their feet at work all day. Neither is “better”; the question is which one matches the life the limb has to keep up with, and paying for a component you will not use is money that would have been better spent on the socket.
Expect to come back — that is the process, not a fault.
A stump changes shape for a year or more after amputation. It shrinks as the swelling goes and the muscle settles, which means the socket that fitted perfectly in month two is loose in month six. That is normal, it is expected, and it is why sockets are replaced rather than repaired.
Between refits, socks of different thickness take up the slack. You will be shown how to judge it. A red mark that fades within twenty minutes of taking the limb off is fine; one that is still there after an hour, or any broken skin, means stop wearing it and come in.
Before you can be fitted
The wound has to be healed and the swelling settled, which is your surgeon’s call — usually somewhere between six weeks and three months. Come and be seen before then anyway. What happens in those weeks, the bandaging and the exercises, largely decides the shape of the stump you will be fitted on. What to expect after an amputation →
An artificial limb or a brace does not cure a condition and does not restore a body to what it was. What it can restore is function — standing, walking, getting to work, managing stairs, using a hand. How much comes back depends on the person, the level of the amputation or the weakness, general health, and how much walking practice is put in after the fitting. That is a conversation to have honestly at the first visit rather than a promise to make on a website.
Bring the operation notes
For a first limb, the surgeon's notes and the level of amputation are what the assessment starts from. For a refit, bring the limb you have — including one that hurts.
5, Jasraj Society, Vallipir Road, Kalyan (West), Thane — 421301 · Closed Saturday · Closed 2–6 p.m. on weekdays