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)

MANUELA PIETRONAVE

FILIPPO ALLEGRETTI (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

Marzo 2020

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