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SUPERIOR LIMB PROSTHESIS-ORTHOSES

CODE 67076
ACADEMIC YEAR 2021/2022
CREDITS
  • 3 cfu during the 3nd year of 9297 TECNICHE ORTOPEDICHE(L/SNT3) - GENOVA
  • SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR MED/50
    LANGUAGE Italian
    TEACHING LOCATION
  • GENOVA
  • SEMESTER 2° Semester
    MODULES This unit is a module of:
    TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB

    AIMS AND CONTENT

    AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

    • Provide students with the basic notions regarding the definition of orthosis/prosthesis and its characteristics
    • Pay attention to biomechanics when building orthosis
    • Introduce issues relating to hygiene, storage, construction of thermoplastic material
    • Develop in students the ability to conceive/create a guardian based on charactheristics of patient

    At the end of the course, the student will be able to:

    • Recognize the differences between upper limb pathologies, in relation to the proposed prosthesis;
    • Recognize what patient’s need an choosing in the packaging/proposal of most suitable orthosis for the patology

    TEACHING METHODS

    • interactive frontal lesson, exercise in samll groups to simoulate the construction of orthosis, Compilation of learning questionnaries by theme of the individual lesson

    SYLLABUS/CONTENT

    • common characteristics definition orthosis for upper limb,specifically of various district such as shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand-finger complex
    • use and conservation in the preventive and post surgical phase
    • note of prosthesis and their differnces
    • construction of static braces un thermoplastic material

    RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

    • Di Bartoli S., “ Mano e polso. Ortesi statiche e dinamiche”, Edi Ermes 2011
    • Cavallari G., “ Amputazione, protesi e riabilitazione”, Edi Ermes 2011

    TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

    Exam Board

    PAOLA CASTELLO (President)

    GIOVANNI BIGGI

    MANUELA PIETRONAVE

    FILIPPO ALLEGRETTI (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)

    LESSONS

    LESSONS START

    Marzo 2020

    Class schedule

    All class schedules are posted on the EasyAcademy portal.

    EXAMS

    EXAM DESCRIPTION

    oral exam

    ASSESSMENT METHODS

    • Check the building skills, general skills of characteristics of the orthoses and verification of knowledge on the type of orthosis suitable best for patient
    • Check if the student has understood the methods of using orthosis

    Exam schedule

    Date Time Location Type Notes
    18/01/2022 08:30 GENOVA Orale
    22/02/2022 08:30 GENOVA Orale
    07/06/2022 08:30 GENOVA Orale
    30/06/2022 09:00 GENOVA Scritto
    12/07/2022 08:30 GENOVA Orale
    13/09/2022 08:30 GENOVA Orale