PROSTHETICS AND REHABILITATION

FTR370

Course Code: FTR370
Semester: Sixth Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice: 1 + 2
ECTS: 2

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

Sixth Term (Spring)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Assistant Professor Halime Ceren Tezeren

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Recognizes the components that make up the prosthesis and can follow and direct the prosthesis construction stages
Will able to detect complications that may occur due to amputation and prosthesis applications, problems accompanying amputation and posture and gait disorders in amputee
Will able to plan and implement the appropriate treatment program in the amputer
Will able to plan and apply the necessary evaluations according to the rehabilitation stages in patients with prosthetic indications
Will able to check the compliance of the prosthesis, make the necessary biomechanical adjustments and analyze the results in patients using prostheses
Gains awareness of advanced technological applications in prosthetics and rehabilitation

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Anatomy I-II, Kinesiology I-II, Physics I-II, The Basis Measurement and Assessment Physiotherapy, The Principles Of therapy Movements

Course Description

This course includes the subjects of 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; myoelectrical prostheses and amputee rehabilitation.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	History of Lower Extremity Prosthetics
2^nd Week	Causes and Levels of Amputation, Partial Foot and Syme Amputations
3^rd Week	Prosthetic Feet
4^th Week	Below-Knee Prostheses
5^th Week	Above Knee Prostheses, Knee Disarticulation Prostheses
6^th Week	Hip Disarticulation Prostheses, Hemipelvectomy Prostheses
7^th Week	General review
8^th Week	Midterm, General review
9^th Week	Early and Temporary Prosthesis Applications, Congenital Anomalies and Prosthesis Applications
10^th Week	Gait Disorders in Lower Limb Amputee
11^th Week	Rehabilitation in Lower Extremity Amputee
12^th Week	Rehabilitation in Lower Extremity Amputee (continued)
13^th Week	Upper Extremity Amputations and Prosthetics, Rehabilitation in Upper Extremity Amputes
14^th Week	Myoelectric Prostheses, Technological Prosthetics
15^th Week	General review

Recommended or Required Reading

1.Şener G., Erbahçeci F. (2015). Protezler: Fizyoterapi ve Rehabilitasyon, Güncel Teknolojiler, Uygulamalar. Pelikan Yayınevi.
2. Kevin C Chui, Milagros Jorge, Ed.D., Sheng-Che Yen, and Michelle M. Lusardi. (2020). Prosthetics and Orthotics in Rehabilitation, 4th Edition. Elsevier.
3. Bowker HK, Michael JW (eds): Atlas of Limb Prosthetics: Surgical, Prosthetic, and Rehabilitation Principles. Rosemont, IL, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, edition 2, 1992, reprinted 2002.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Case Study
Practice

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	45
Presentation of Case Study	1	5
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	0.5	0.5
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	14	0.5	7
Preparation for Final exam	1	5	5
Course hours	14	2	28
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	3	3
Laboratory (including preparation)	14	1	14
Final exam	1	0.5	0.5
Homework
Presentation (including preperation)	1	2	2
Project
Article
Total Work Load			60
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			2
ECTS Credit of the Course			2

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5	LO6
K1		X	X	X	X
K2			X
K3
K4	X					X
K5
K6