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ORTE 1050 - Stirrup Layout and Fabrication

Credits: 3
Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
Course Description: 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.
MnTC Goals
None

Prerequisite(s): Instructor consent  
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: None

Major Content
  1. Musculoskeletal system of the human body
    1. body systems
    2. bony landmarks
    3. body planes
    4. major body bones
    5. pronunciation of anatomical terminology
  2. Lower-limb biomechanics
    1. biomechanics
    2. bony landmarks
  3. Lower-limb tracings
    1. lower-limb orthometry form
    2. procedure for lower-limb tracing
  4. Stirrups to orthopedic shoes fabrication and attachment
    1. anatomical ankle movement
    2. stirrup placement diagrams
    3. layout of solid stirrups
    4. layout of split stirrups
    5. attachment to shoe

Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course students will be able to:

  1. identify the basic musculo-skeletal system of the human body.
  2. identify lower-limb biomechanics.
  3. correct tracings of the lower limb.
  4. fabricate and attach stirrups to orthopedic shoes.

Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC): Goals and Competencies
Competency Goals (MnTC Goals 1-6)
None
Theme Goals (MnTC Goals 7-10)
None


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