01277nas a2200289   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653002100059653002000080653001100100653001000111653001200121653001300133653001400146653001100160653001000171653001500181100001700196700001400213700001400227245005300241300001000294490000700304050003200311520063000343022001400973       1990                            d  c1990 Oct-Dec10aEquipment Design10aFoot Dermatoses10aHumans10aIndia10aleprosy10aPlastics10aPrejudice10aRubber10aShoes10aSkin Ulcer1 aKulkarni V N1 aAntia N H1 aMehta J M00aNewer designs in foot-wear for leprosy patients.  a483-70 v62  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>Micro-cellular rubber (MCR) foot-wear has been used widely over the past several years for the anaesthetic feet of leprosy. Although MCR has got good shock absorbing and moulding qualities, many tend to reject the foot-wear because of the stigma of the disease which it carries. Two newer models of foot-wear which would meet the demands of anaesthetic sole and avoid the stigma because of their resemblance to foot-wear available in the market were tried. Model mark II fulfilled the needs and was acceptable to the patients. Such models must be tried and acceptable and effective foot-wear need to be made available.</p>  a0254-9395