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4.00 Credits
This course focuses on developing the skills needed to meet the prosthetic needs of the amputee who has undergone a trans-femoral amputation. Topics include amputation levels, shape capturing, socket design, and component selection. Students will fabricate, statically align and dynamically align trans-femoral prosthesis with a fluid-controlled knee device. This course also covers knee disarticulation, hip disarticulation, and hemi-pelvectomy prostheses. Prerequisite(s): Instructor consent.
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4.00 Credits
This course covers the clinical aspects of trans-radial and trans-humeral prosthetics. Topics include upper extremity amputation surgery, patient care skills, and component selection. Prosthetic fabrication includes body-powered socket designs with a focus on conventional cabling and harnessing systems. During this course, patient models are utilized for the evaluation, design, fabrication, and fitting of temporary upper extremity prostheses. Prerequisite(s): Instructor consent.
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2.00 - 7.00 Credits
This practicum provides opportunities to apply the theories and skills learned in the OPCA program in a professional setting with patient contact. Practicum students work under the direct supervision of a Certified Orthotist/Prosthetist or Certified Assistant preceptor in an approved patient care setting. Students are observed periodically on site by a Century College program instructor who also confers with facility supervisors/preceptors. In addition, students analyze case scenarios, treatment plans, and business practices in the classroom setting. Prerequisite(s): Instructor consent.
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5.00 Credits
This course introduces the role of the orthotic technician and the safety practices and habits required by the profession. Students will be presented with the tools, equipment, materials, and components commonly used in orthotic fabrication. Lab work concentrates on basic metal-working skills necessary to fabricate a properly functioning orthotic device.
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3.00 Credits
This course covers the biomechanical principles of the foot and ankle as they respond to the effects of shoe modification and external forces generated by the application of an orthotic device. This hands-on laboratory experience focuses on modifying orthopedic shoes along with fabricating prescribed custom-molded foot orthoses to control and support the structure of the foot. Prerequisite(s): Instructor consent
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4.00 Credits
This course focuses on the theories and skills required for the fabrication of ankle-foot orthoses both with and without tibial torsion. Students have the opportunity to interpret various orthotic prescriptions to create one-of-a-kind orthotic devices in the laboratory setting. Fabrication projects include how to account for flexible deformities, fixed deformities, and tibial torsion. Final device conforms to treatment plan specifications as directed by an orthotist. Prerequisite(s): Instructor consent
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4.00 Credits
In this course, students practice skills necessary to accurately vacuum form thermoplastic materials over a variety of positive models to create lower extremity orthoses. Practical skills include making negative wraps, creating positive models, applying components, and finishing techniques. Fabricated orthoses meet specific prescription criteria and are ready for patient fitting. Prerequisite(s): Instructor consent
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces the musculoskeletal system and examines body movements and planes that divide the human body. In the laboratory setting, students integrate this theoretical knowledge with practical orthotic theory to correct a tracing of the lower-limb and fabricate a stirrup, shaping and attaching it to the patient's shoe to accommodate ankle deformities. Prerequisite(s): Instructor consent.
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3.00 Credits
This course concentrates on fabricating cuffs and closures, corrective T-straps, and knee control pads. These components are essential parts of the lower limb orthosis to hold the limb in a secure position, resist deformity, and optimize function. Lab projects focus on final completion of lower extremity projects, preparing them for patient fitting. Prerequisite(s): Instructor consent
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the theories and skills required for the fabrication of ankle-foot orthoses both with and without tibial torsion. Students interpret various orthotic prescriptions to create one-of-a-kind orthotic devices in the laboratory setting. Prerequisite(s): Instructor consent.
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