PRO 3311C - Lower Extremity Orthotics II

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St. Petersburg College

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Description:

5 credits Prerequisite: PRO 3310C with a "C" or better and admission to the Orthotics and Prosthetics BAS program. This course focuses on integrating knowledge of biomechanics, anatomy, pathology, material properties, and orthotic principles to solve clinical problems afflicting the lower extremity. This course is clinically based instruction in selection, measurement, and manufacture of lower limb orthotics. Students will examine, cast, and provide model patients with several devices including various plastic ankle foot orthoses, metal ankle foot orthoses, and knee-ankle-foot orthoses. The differences between taking an impression by the traditional plaster casting and CAD-CAM methods will be examined and discussed. This class will be a combined lecture lab course. 137 contact hours.

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5.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.spcollege.edu

Phone Number:

(727) 341-4772

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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