- Docente: Laura Bragonzoni
- Credits: 34
- SSD: MED/50
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Orthopaedics Techniques (cod. 5915)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the internship the student is able to train the disabled person in the use of prostheses and orthoses; is able to provide, in collaboration with the doctor, technical assistance for the supply, replacement and repair of prostheses and orthoses. It independently realizes and tests orthopedic aids with medical opinion.
Course contents
Realization of the upper limb socket
Realization of the lower limb socket
EMG signals survey,
Upper Limb Prosthesis Assembly,
Lower Limb Prosthesis Assembly
Trunk braces,
PAS use training
PAI use training
Customization of wheelchairs and aids
Domiciliary Visits
Over-the-counter products and customer relations
Readings/Bibliography
As it is an internship, there are no handouts or books related to it, but the proper execution of the training experience provides excellent guidelines.
Teaching methods
Tests and Practice in affiliated Orthopedic and Health Workshops
Assessment methods
Technical / Behavioral Opinion of Tutors
Practice test on the contents
Teaching tools
Technical / Behavioral Opinion of Tutors
Practice test on the contents
Office hours
See the website of Laura Bragonzoni