OPCA 2020 - Clinical Applications of Lower Extremity Orthoses

1. Major pathologies of the lower limb
   1. diseases
   2. related functional loss
2. Metal ankle-foot orthoses
   1. evaluation procedures
   2. principles of alignment
   3. limitations
   4. tracing and measurement techniques
   5. fabrication procedures
   6. fitting
   7. gait assessment
   8. documentation
3. Plastic ankle-foot orthoses
   1. evaluation procedures
   2. limitations
   3. casting and measurement techniques
   4. modification procedures
   5. fabrication procedures
   6. fitting
   7. gait assessment
   8. documentation

1. discuss the major pathologies of the lower limb.
2. fit metal ankle-foot orthoses.
3. fit plastic ankle-foot orthoses.

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