Information Package / Course Catalogue
Prosthetıcs and Rehabılıtatıon
Course Code: FRB309
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

To acquaint physiotherapy students with prostheses, their indications, applications, necessary modifications and possible complications. To teach physiotherapy students to plan and to apply appropriate amputee rehabilitation programs.

Course Content

Amputation causes, levels, congenital limb deficiencies, partial foot and hand prostheses and variations in prosthetic design in accordance to level of amputation of the upper and lower extremities, static and dynamic alignment principles, control mechanisms, gait deviations in lower extremity amputees, immediate and temporary prosthetic applications, myoelectrical prosthesis, advanced technological prosthetic applications and amputee rehabilitation.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Gül Öznur KARABIÇAK
Learning Outcomes
1.All graduates can assess and plan physiotherapy and rehabilitation protocols by using quantitative and qualitative principals and concepts in physiotherapy and rehabilitation field.
2.All graduates apply physiotherapy and rehabilitation program by using further level knowledge and skills with in the order of systematically and safely ethic rules; finish or change treatment protocols if necessary
3.All graduates have innovative behavior to protect public health; contribute to produce health politics for the changing and varying necessities on physiotherapy and rehabilitation field.
4.All graduates organize the physiotherapy and rehabilitation services effectively and sufficiently, direct the working processes to go on developing quality and organization function; solve the problems with the evidence based knowledge.
5.All graduates have ability to execute the professional and academic studies independently, have responsibility to work multidisciplinary with other colleagues via effective communication skills as a team worker.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Şener G, Erbahçeci F. Protezler H.Ü. Fizik Tedavi ve Rehabilitasyon YO Yayınları Ankara, 2001.
2.Lusardi MM, Nielsen CC. Orthotics and Prosthetics in Rehabilitation. 2 st ed. St. Louis : Saunders; 2007.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to prosthesis and and amputee rehabilitation
Week 2 - Theoretical
Partial foot amputations and prostheses
Week 3 - Theoretical
Below knee, prosthetic applications, choosing prosthetic components, biomechanical alignment
Week 4 - Theoretical
Knee disarticulation, prosthetic applications, biomechanical alignment
Week 5 - Theoretical
Hip disarticulation prosthetic applications, biomechanical alignment
Week 6 - Theoretical
Upper extremity amputation levels, prosthetic applications, choosing prosthetic components, biomechanical alignment
Week 7 - Theoretical
Upper extremity amputation levels, prosthetic applications, choosing prosthetic components, biomechanical alignment
Week 8 - Theoretical
Prosthetic applications in congenital limb deficiencies (Midterm exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Immediate and temporary prosthetic applications, advanced technological prosthesis
Week 10 - Theoretical
Lower extremity amputee rehabilitation, phases, appropriate physiotherapeutic approaches and prosthetic training
Week 11 - Theoretical
Upper extremity amputee rehabilitation, phases, appropriate physiotherapeutic approaches and prosthetic training
Week 12 - Theoretical
Myoelectric prosthetic rehabilitation
Week 13 - Theoretical
Current prosthetic applications
Week 14 - Theoretical
Clinical problem solving case studies
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Individual Work104040
Midterm Examination110010
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)78
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
OÇ-1
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-2
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-3
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026