OPCA 2060 - Clinical Applications of Trans-Tibial Prostheses II

1. Patient management
   1. clinical assessment
   2. prescription criteria
   3. treatment plans
   4. documentation
2. Socket designs
   1. anatomical shape capturing
   2. modification procedures
   3. total contact/total surface-bearing
3. Component selection
   1. K levels/Medicare Functional Classification Levels
   2. suspension methods
   3. prosthetic feet
   4. modular components
4. Implement treatment plan
   1. fabrication techniques
   2. static alignment
5. Fitting trans-tibial prostheses
   1. fitting criteria
   2. dynamic alignment
   3. observational gait analysis
   4. coding / billing

1. evaluate an amputee, guided by given prescription criteria.
2. demonstrate variations in total contact/total surface-bearing socket designs.
3. describe biomechanics of normal gait and amputee gait.
4. select components.
5. fit trans-tibial prosthesis.

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