IIT Madras Researchers Launch India’s First Polycentric Prosthetic Knee

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Category : Science and Tech Published on: April 12 2022

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Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) launched India's first polycentric prosthetic knee.
Named 'Kadam', the indigenously developed prosthetic knee aims to improve the quality of life of above-knee amputees.
Kadam will help above-knee amputees to walk with a comfortable gait, provides stability reduces risk of stumbling.
It was developed by a team at TTK Center for Rehabilitation Research and Device Development (R2D2) at IIT Madras.

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IIT Madras Researchers Launch India’s First Polycentric Prosthetic Knee