76067 - Orthotics

Academic Year 2025/2026

  • 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