Your transaction is in progress.
Please Wait...
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 Orthoses and Rehabilitation 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) Prof. Kezban YİĞİTER
Instructor Assistant(s) -
Course Instructor(s)
Name and Surname Room E-Mail Address Internal Meeting Hours
Prof. Kezban YİĞİTER - [email protected]
Course Content
Pathomechanical conditions requiring the use of orthoses; purposes of orthoses; materials and technologies used; lower and upper extremity orthoses and their rehabilitation; trunk orthoses and their rehabilitation; solutions for the prevention and management of problems and complications that may be encountered with orthosis use; and technical and biomechanical control of orthoses.
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
P3 Possesses case-based clinical decision-making skills in various areas of physical therapy practice. 4
P6 Uses measurement tools, technological systems, and information technologies in physical therapy applications in a safe, effective, and ethical manner. 3
P1 Possesses theoretical and practical knowledge of basic health sciences; effectively applies this knowledge in the field of physical therapy and rehabilitation. 5
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
No Learning Outcomes Outcome Relationship Measurement Method **
O1 Evaluates orthotic selection, application, and integration into the rehabilitation process based on clinical examples. P.3.14 1
O2 It relates the anatomical and biomechanical properties of the foot, knee, hip, and spine joints to the principles of orthotics for these structures. P.6.4 1
O3 It discusses the material properties of orthoses, their structural differences, and their effects on patient comfort. P.6.5 1
O4 Explains the basic purposes, indications, and classifications of lower and upper extremity, trunk, and spinal orthoses. P.1.21 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 P3 P6
O1 Explains the basic purposes, indications, and classifications of lower and upper extremity, trunk, and spinal orthoses. 5 - -
O2 Evaluates orthotic selection, application, and integration into the rehabilitation process based on clinical examples. - 5 -
O3 It relates the anatomical and biomechanical properties of the foot, knee, hip, and spine joints to the principles of orthotics for these structures. - 3 -
O4 It discusses the material properties of orthoses, their structural differences, and their effects on patient comfort. - - 3