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Course Details
KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
Faculty of Health Sciences
Programme of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation
Course Details
Course Code Course Name Year Period Semester T+A+L Credit ECTS
02350105 Ortez ve Rehabilitasyonu 3 Autumn 5 3+0+0 3 3
Course Type Compulsory
Course Cycle Bachelor's (First Cycle) (TQF-HE: Level 6 / QF-EHEA: Level 1 / EQF-LLL: Level 6)
Course Language Turkish
Methods and Techniques -
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Prerequisites -
Coordinator -
Instructor(s) Asst. Prof. Kamil YILMAZ
Instructor Assistant(s) -
Course Content
Ortez kullanılması gereken patomekanik durumlar, ortezlerin amaçları, kullanılan materyal ve teknoloji, alt ve üst ekstremite ortezleri ve rehabilitasyonu, gövde ortezleri ve rehabilitasyonu, ortez kullanımı ile karşılaşılabilecek sorun ve komplikasyonların önlenmesi ve giderilmesine yönelik çözümler, ortezin teknik ve biyomekanik kontrolü.
Objectives of the Course
To improve the ability of physiotherapy students to solve patient specific problems by providing information about orthotics, indications, applications, and modifications, and teaching the possible complications of orthosis practices, and planning and implementing appropriate treatment programs that will increase the effectiveness of orthotics and rehabilitation.
Contribution of the Course to Field Teaching
Basic Vocational Courses X
Specialization / Field Courses X
Support Courses
Transferable Skills Courses
Humanities, Communication and Management Skills Courses
Relationships between Course Learning Outcomes and Program Outcomes
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Program Learning Outcomes Level
P1 They uses his theoretical and practical knowledge in the fields of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation with sufficient knowledge in the field of basic health and Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation. 3
P2 Detects, defines, interprets, formulates and solves problems in the field of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation; For this purpose, it selects and applies appropriate analysis and intervention approaches. 2
P3 Understands and interprets a process, event, case, equipment or product, and solves the relevant problems with a holistic perspective and modern methods. 2
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
No Learning Outcomes Outcome Relationship Measurement Method **
O1 To have sufficient knowledge in the field of basic health and Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation. P.1.5 1
O2 Ability to interpret cases and problems in the field of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation. P.1.6 1
O3 Ability to produce appropriate treatment methods for problems in the field of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation. P.2.4 1
O4 Understands a process, event, case, product or equipment related to the field. P.3.1 1
O5 Ability to decide to use the appropriate treatment method for a process, event, case in rehabilitation. P.3.5 1
** Written Exam: 1, Oral Exam: 2, Homework: 3, Lab./Exam: 4, Seminar/Presentation: 5, Term Paper: 6, Application: 7
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week Topics
1 Introduction to orthosis, orthosis usage purposes, examples of basic usage areas, materials used in orthosis construction.
2 Joints in the foot and ankle joint, basic functions of the foot, arches of the foot, innervation and dynamic biomechanics of the foot.
3 Purposes of foot orthoses, pes planus, pes planovalgus, pes cavus, anterior transverse arch drop, hallux valgus-rigitus, morton's toe, morton's neuroma, claw and hammer toe, plantar fasciitis, calcaneal epin, talipes calcaneo varus and valgus, talipes equino varus and orthoses used for these deformities
4 Ankle foot orthoses used in the treatment of clubfoot, equinus deformity, instable ankle problems, weakness of plantar flexor muscles and cerebral palsy.
5 Knee joint anatomy and mechanics, usage areas of knee orthoses, general purposes of knee orthoses, patellar instability, genu recurvatum, knee flexion deformity, genu varum-valgum and orthoses used in cases where the knee joint should not be loaded.
6 Long walking orthoses and indications, mechanical knee joints, meningomyelocele and orthoses used in the treatment according to the level, fracture orthoses.
7 Midterm
8 Orthoses used in hip dislocation, orthoses used in legg calve perthes disease and treatment.
9 Functions of the columna vertebralis, classification of spinal orthoses, cervical and cervicothoracic region orthoses, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral region orthoses.
10 Definition of scoliosis, aims of orthosis treatment in scoliosis, orthoses used in the treatment of scoliosis and their mechanisms of action.
11 Characteristics of the hand, principles of dynamic orthosis, tenodesis effect, relationship between intrinsic and extrinsic muscles and commonly used hand orthoses.
12 Orthoses used in tendon cuts, orthosis in nerve injuries, orthosis in rheumatoid arthritis, orthosis in de quervain's tenosynovitis, hand and wrist orthoses used in the treatment of spasticity.
13 Examination of orthoses commonly used in the lower and upper extremities in the laboratory environment, discussion of structural and mechanical properties of orthoses with students.
14 Final exam
Textbook or Material
Resources Ortezler, Nigün Bek, Hipokrat Kitabevi
Ortez, Serap Alsancak, Hatiboğlu Yayınevi
S Fatma Uygur Ayak Deformite ve Ortezleri HÜ Fizik Tedavi ve Rehabilitasyon Yüksekokulu Yayınları: 14 Ankara 1992.
Hunter JM, Schneider LH, Mackin EJ, Callahan AD Rehabilitation of the Hand, Surgery and Therapy 5th Ed., Mosby Company, Toronto, 2011
Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Attendance - -
Practice - -
Course Specific Internship (If Any) - -
Homework - -
Presentation - -
Seminar - -
Quiz - -
Midterms 1 40 (%)
Final Exam 1 60 (%)
Total 100 (%)
ECTS / Working Load Table
Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Week Number and Time 14 3 42
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement) 14 2 28
Midterms 1 8 8
Quiz 0 0 0
Homework 0 0 0
Practice 0 0 0
Laboratory 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Workshop 0 0 0
Presentation/Seminar Preparation 0 0 0
Fieldwork 0 0 0
Final Exam 1 12 12
Other 0 0 0
Total Work Load: 90
Total Work Load / 30 3
Course ECTS Credits: 3
Course - Learning Outcomes Matrix
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Learning Outcomes P1 P2 P3
O1 To have sufficient knowledge in the field of basic health and Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation. - - -
O2 Ability to interpret cases and problems in the field of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation. 2 - -
O3 Ability to produce appropriate treatment methods for problems in the field of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation. - 2 -
O4 Understands a process, event, case, product or equipment related to the field. - - -
O5 Ability to decide to use the appropriate treatment method for a process, event, case in rehabilitation. - - 3