thank-you for your response to this discussion everyone, your input is valuable as i cannot replace your personal experience or views.
My recent research on the physiology of the foot is also interesting as this area is rapidly growing regarding the prosthetic foot, with remarkable technological development enabling those that loose their legs/ feet to regain a prosthetic leg that is almost as good as their own. In fact the guy that has come up with the most advanced 'foot' lost his own legs in the snow, and he still mountain climbs. His comment regarding leg loss is that he can always update his legs where at 80 most of us will be limited by ours. What do different cultures feel/believe regarding artificial limbs.
Is this type of prosthetic device allowed? Are their any myths behind limb loss and Kama etc?