SPECIAL ORTHOTIC APPLICATIONS

PTR560

Course Code: PTR560
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 5

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree With Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Assistant Professor Halime Ceren Tezeren

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Define the effects of complex musculoskeletal disorders on motor skills and functionality.
Give appropriate orthotic prescription to the patients.
Evaluate the patients with their orthosis.
Determine the compliance with the orthosis, contribution of the orthosis to the level of motor skills and functionality.
Receive the patients to rehabilitation and education programs with teir orthosis

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

To identify how much complex musculoskaletal pathologies affect motor skills and functionality, determine the appropriate orthosis and orthotic components.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction
2^nd Week	Upper limb musculoskeletal pathologies
3^rd Week	Upper limb musculoskeletal pathologies
4^th Week	Midterm exam
5^th Week	Prosthetic components
6^th Week	Special foot orthosis
7^th Week	Knee and hip orthosis
8^th Week	Modifications in lower limb orthosis
9^th Week	Midterm exam
10^th Week	Spinal orthosis
11^th Week	Upper limb orhosis
12^th Week	Upper limb orhosis
13^th Week	Modifications in upper limb orthosis
14^th Week	General review
15^th Week	Discussion

Recommended or Required Reading

S Fatma Uygur "Ayak Deformite ve Ortezleri" HÜ Fizik Tedavi ve Rehabilitasyon Yüksekokulu Yayınları: 14 Ankara 1992.
GK Rose " Orthotics: Principles & Practice" 1986.
American Academy of Orthotic Surgeons "Atlas of Orthotics: Biomechanical Principles and Application" 4th ed. 2009.
Lusardi MM, Nielsen CC. " Orhotics and Prosthetics in Rehabilitation " 2nd .ed. , Elsevier Inc., St. Louis, Missouri, USA, 2007.
Hunter JM, Schneider LH, Mackin EJ, Callahan AD " Rehabilitation of the Hand, Surgery and Therapy " 5th Ed., Mosby Company, Toronto, 2011.
Fess EE, Philips CA. " Hand Splinting " 3rd ed., Mosby Company, Toronto, 1996.
Stanley BG, Tribuzi SM. "Concepts in Hand Rehabilitation" Davis Company, Philadelphia, 1992.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Case Study
Project
Presentation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	2	50
Total(%)		50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		50
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for Quiz	4	2	8
Individual or group work	14	4	56
Preparation for Final exam	1	14	14
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	8	8
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	3	3
Homework	4	4	16
Total Work Load			149
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			4.96
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5
K1	X	X	X	X	X
K2	X	X	X	X	X
K3
K4
K5
K6