Upper Limb Prosthetics

At the conclusion of the courses, the student should be able to: 1. identify casting material and different types of casting like traction embedded in plaster cast; 2. list indications for plaster and be able to make and also identify different types of body; 3. identify jackets such as: Modified Minerva body jacket, Full minerva body jacket, Halo-pelvic a body jacket; 4. identify and explain the chemical components of synthetic plaster bandage; 5. differentiate between plaster of paris and synthetic plaster bandage; 6. demonstrate the application of synthetic bandage to make a plaster cast; 7. identify the materials used to make the plaster casts of the lower extremities; 8. making of the following plaster cads of the lower extremities of the human being; boot plaster cast, below knee cast, Above Knee cast, High above Knee cast cylinder cast; and 9. counsel patients after plaster cast application and many others.

Prosthetic laboratory and layout. Functions of each aspect of the laboratory. Tools and machines used in the fabrication of upper limb prostheses; functions of various tools, machines and materials used in fabrication of upper limb prosthesis; machines and materials used in upper limb prostheses. Wrist disarticulation prosthesis; functions and component parts of wrist disarticulation prosthesis; measurements, fabrication and cast of a wrist disarticulation amputee; faults prosthesis such as broken socket, malfunctioning hand. Trans-radial prostheses and functions of Trans – radial Prostheses; measurement, fabrication, cast and component parts of a Trans – Radial Prostheses; faults in Trans- radial prostheses. functions and Trans – humeral prostheses; measurement, cast, fabrication and component parts of a Trans – humeral prostheses; faults in Trans - humeral prosthesis. (POT 309, POT 310) Plaster casting courses Learning Outcomes At the conclusion of the courses, the student should be able to: 1. identify casting material and different types of casting like traction embedded in plaster cast; 2. list indications for plaster and be able to make and also identify different types of body; 3. identify jackets such as: Modified Minerva body jacket, Full minerva body jacket, Halo-pelvic a body jacket; 4. identify and explain the chemical components of synthetic plaster bandage; 5. differentiate between plaster of paris and synthetic plaster bandage; 6. demonstrate the application of synthetic bandage to make a plaster cast; 7. identify the materials used to make the plaster casts of the lower extremities; 8. making of the following plaster cads of the lower extremities of the human being; boot plaster cast, below knee cast, Above Knee cast, High above Knee cast cylinder cast; and 9. counsel patients after plaster cast application and many others.