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Lesson Information

Course Credit
Course ECTS Credit
Teaching Language of Instruction Türkçe
Level of Course Associate's Degree, TYYÇ: Level 5, EQF-LLL: Level 5, QF-EHEA: Short Cycle
Type of Course
Mode of Delivery Unknown
Does the course require compulsory or optional work experience?
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Purpose and Content

The aim of the course It aims to teach the principles of correction in the foot, knee, and hip (Lower Extremity) orthopedic diseases and/or deformities, the design, production, and application of orthoses,
Course Content In the light of basic information about the basic anatomical and biomechanical alignment of the lower extremity, theoretical and practical information on common pathologies, problems that require the use of orthoses and it contains the basic principles of orthoses used to eliminate these problems, production stages, application to the patient, modification, adaptation, and repair.

Weekly Course Subjects

1Orthosis definition, purposes and correction principles
2Orthopedic shoes and their modifications, Toe and Heel deformities and orthoses
3Diabetic foot and shoes modifications
4Foot deformities and orthoses: Foot arches and supports
5Foot deformities and orthoses: Measurement and casting criteria
6Ankle-ankle orthoses (AFO)-1
7Ankle-ankle orthoses (AFO)-2 Articulated AFO types, Mechanical ankle joints
8Midterm Exam
9Anatomical and mechanical features of the knee joint
10Genu recurvatum orthoses
11Knee flexion deformity orthoses
12Genu valgum, genu varum orthoses
13Orthoses in cases where the weight should not be beared
14Orthoses in knee extensor weakness

Resources

1- Lecture notes

- Alsancak S: Orthosis. Hatipoğlu Publishing House, Ankara, 2009.
- Berk N: Orthoses. Hippocrates Publishing, Ankara,2020
- Joseph B. Webster, Douglas P. Murphy - Atlas of Orthoses and Assistive Devices-ELSEVIER (2017)
- John D. Hsu MD, John Michael, John Fisk MD - AAOS Atlas of Orthoses and Assistive Devices, 4th Edition -Mosby (2008)
- Goldberg B, Hsu JD: Atlas of Orthoses and Assistive Devices. Mosby Co., St. Louis, 1997.