ORTO3300 Upper Limb Protheses and Orthoses and Lower Limb Disarticulation Prostheses Course description

The module covers upper limb orthoses and prostheses and lower limb prostheses for the following amputation levels: partial foot, ankle, knee and hip disarticulation. These levels are not covered by ORTO1300 and ORTOPRA1, and, as they are relatively rare, they account for a small proportion of prosthetist/orthotists- work.

The table below shows the subjects covered by the module, with credits specified:

Subjects includes in upper limb prostheses and orthoses

• Prosthetic and orthotic practice (3 credits)
• Anatomy (0,5 credits)
• Biomechanics (1,5 credits)
• Profession, psychology, interaction an communication (0,5 credits)
• Total: 5,5 credits

Subjects includes in partial foot, ankle, knee and hip disarticulation

• Prosthetic and orthotic practice (5 credits)
• Biomechanics (3,5 credits)
• Profession, psychology, interaction and communication (1 credits)
• Total: 9,5

Total credits in the module: 15 credits

The student must have passed the second year of the programme.

The Bachelor’s Programme in Social Education concludes with a piece of independent documentation work in the form of a bachelor’s thesis. Work on the bachelor’s thesis is carried out as full-time work over a period of nine weeks.

A pass in the drug calculation test is required before the bachelor’s thesis can be submitted.

A pass in the following courses to start the course: VERN1110/VERND1110, VERN1210/VERND1210, VERN1310/VERND1310, VERN1400/VERND1400, VEPRA10/VEPRAD10, VERN1500/VERND1500, VERN2110/VERND2110, VERN2400/VERND2400, VEPRA20/VEPRAD20, VERN2320/VERND2320 VERNLEG1/ VERNLEGD1, VEPRA30/VEPRAD30

Approved required coursework to start the course: VERN3100/VERND3100, VERN3200/VERND3200 and VEPRA40/VEPRAD40.

A pass in the following courses to deliver the bachelor’s thesis for evaluation: VERN3100/VERND3100 and VEPRA40/VEPRAD40.

The following coursework requirements must be met before the student can take the exam:

• clinical and technical module, see the `Skills training- section in the general part of the programme description
• minimum attendance of 80 % at seminars and skills training

Exam content: The learning outcomes

Exam form: Individual clinical exam, 1 day

Clinical equipment

All aids are permitted, as long as the rules for source referencing are complied with.

One external and one internal examiner will assess all the students.