Lower limb prosthetics: a prosthetic leg for every level of amputation

Partial-foot amputation

After a Chopart or Lisfranc amputation, or the loss of toes, silicone partial-foot prostheses restore the shape of the foot and help with walking. Silicone is soft, kind to the skin and keeps its colour.

Below-knee amputation

Below-knee (transtibial) amputation is the most common level. Below-knee prostheses consist of the socket, the suspension system and the prosthetic foot. Because the natural knee is preserved, users can often reach a high level of activity.

Knee disarticulation

With knee disarticulation, weight is borne low down, on the femoral condyles, which makes walking and sitting more comfortable.

Above-knee amputation

Above-knee (transfemoral) prostheses also have to replace the function of the knee. Depending on your activity level, we choose a mechanical, hydraulic or bionic microprocessor knee, such as the C-Leg or the Rheo Knee.

Hip disarticulation and hemipelvectomy

These are the most extensive amputations. A hip disarticulation prosthesis needs a socket that encloses the pelvis and an additional hip joint, such as Ottobock’s Helix 3D.

After amputation, the residual limb (sometimes called the stump) is often swollen. Special graduated compression socks help shape it so that the prosthesis fits better. Once the residual limb has healed sufficiently, we make a first, temporary prosthesis for the first few months and, once its volume has stabilised, the definitive one. You practise walking in the training area at our premises, and we work closely with your doctor and physiotherapist. Read our guide after amputation: the road to your first prosthesis.

EOPYY (ΕΟΠΥΥ), Greece’s national health insurance organisation, reimburses people insured in Greece for each component of the prosthesis up to a maximum price, with a co-payment by the insured person of normally 25%; most components are replaced every 5 years. As an indication, according to Government Gazette (ΦΕΚ) B' 1079/2022, the maximum reimbursable price is €1,150 for a carbon above-knee or below-knee socket, €1,078 for an energy-storing (high-dynamic) foot and €555 for a below-knee or above-knee silicone liner, which is replaced every year. For a hip disarticulation or hemipelvectomy prosthesis the maximum price is €7,296. You will find a detailed example in our guide how much a prosthetic leg costs and the whole process on our EOPYY reimbursement page. The EOPYY information is correct as of the date this page was last updated (October 2026).

If you are not insured in Greece, EOPYY reimbursement does not apply; you can pay privately, and any cover depends on your own insurer’s rules. Contact us and we will give you the information you need for your case.