- Docente: Lorenzo Brognara
- Credits: 1
- SSD: MED/50
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Podiatry (cod. 8479)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the module the student is able to suggest the use of podiatry orthoses
Course contents
impression taking with phenolic foam and plaster casting
Extrinsic and intrinsic functional modifications for forefoot varus or valgus, Morton extension, Morton inversa, kinetic wedge, first ray cut, medial heel skive, first head cut, targeted exhausts and grinding
Cad-Cam and 3D printing
Readings/Bibliography
Foot Orthoses and Other Forms of Conservative Foot Care (T. Michaud)
Teaching methods
Lectures with the aid of slides and video projections
Analysis of real clinical cases
Interactive discussions between professor and students
Assessment methods
The exam will include an interview with the teacher, during which both theoretical knowledge and the use of specific terminology will be assessed.
Office hours
See the website of Lorenzo Brognara