| Objectives: |
To acquaint physiotherapy students with prostheses, their indications, applications, necessary modifications and possible complications. To teach physiotherapy students to plan and to apply appropriate amputee rehabilitation programs. To acquaint physiotherapy students with orthoses, their indications, applications, necessary modifications and possible complications. To teach physiotherapy students to plan and to apply the appropriate treatment programs with the aim of increasing the effectiveness of orthoses and rehabilitation and to develop patient based problem solving skills. |
| Content: |
Amputation causes, levels, congenital limb deficiencies, partial foot and hand prostheses and variations in prosthetic design in accordance to level of amputation of the upper and lower extremities, static and dynamic alignment principles, control mechanisms, gait deviations in lower extremity amputees, immediate and temporary prosthetic applications, myoelectrical prosthesis, advanced technological prosthetic applications and amputee rehabilitation. Pathomechanical states which necessitate orthotic usage, specific and general purposes of orthoses, information of material and technology, common lower extremity pathologies, orthoses and rehabilitation approaches, common upper extremity pathologies, orthoses and rehabilitation approaches, orthoses and rehabilitation approaches in common spinal pathologies, prevention of problems and complications that arise from orthotic usage and means of solving these problems, controlling the technical and biomechanical features of orthoses, means of correcting misalignment. |