42395 - Internship 3

Academic Year 2021/2022

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Orthopaedics techniques (cod. 8483)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the internship the student is able to train the disabled person in the use of prostheses and orthoses; is able to provide, in collaboration with the doctor, technical assistance for the supply, replacement and repair of prostheses and orthoses. It independently realizes and tests orthopedic aids with medical opinion.

Course contents

Realization of the upper limb socket
Realization of the lower limb socket
EMG signals survey,
Upper Limb Prosthesis Assembly,
Lower Limb Prosthesis Assembly
Trunk braces,
PAS use training
PAI use training
Customization of wheelchairs and aids
Domiciliary Visits
Over-the-counter products and customer relations,

Teaching methods

Tests and Practice in affiliated Orthopedic and Health Workshops

Assessment methods

Technical / Behavioral Assessment of Tutors
Practice test on the contents
Evaluation "Experiential Diary"

Office hours

See the website of Angelo Davalli