Navi Mumbai: This is not a fancy flight. A large flamingo found injured in NRI Wetland in Nerul, whose left leg was to be dissected, could soon be taken back to the sky.Makarand Saraf, a lecturer at the All India Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in Mumbai, has successfully fitted an artificial limb on a teenage bird. However, since the artificial leg only enables it to run, not to fly, the next goal of the team is an instantaneous prosthesis that will help to take it wing.The bird was first seen by wildlife photographer Abhijeet Chattopadhyay, who alerted forest officials led by Vikas Baragi, a fishing mesh or nylon fishing line. After initial treatment, it was released back to the Wetlands on 15 May. But along with this, with hovering at the same place, the team decided to give it an artificial foot to help it move forward.Director of the Institute, Dr. Along with Anil Gaur, the Green-Signing Project, Saraf, Chattopadhyay and Bairagi measured for prosthesis on 17 May, using a plaster of Paris cast using a plaster of Paris, but left a foam impression after seeing the bird’s crisis from human contact.Two firms then stepped into. Director-Special Projects Amit Mukherjee at Otto Bok Healthcare India Private Limited supported Prosthesis fabrication, while Rushb Shah Private Limited of Podiapro India provided internal lining material, which is accompanied by technical input from Bhoomiksha Rathore.The team rebuilt the leg with a closed foot to the open leg of the same leg, with side support to solve the bouncy challenges and on 6 July. Artificial legs have improved the balance, mobility and its survival opportunities. No fit or skin issues were seen in the check of July 19.Saraf said, “Carbon fiber applied with a matrix of acrylic resin (carbon fiber used in the manufacture of airplane parts and F1 racing cars) helped prosthesis to be mild, strong, strong, waterproofing and durable – helping to keep suitable for the lifestyle of a bird bird.”
