Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

POT 506 — General Prosthesis and Orthosis Practice

POT department course · Nigerian universities

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

• prepare mould with plaster of paris for trans tibaial, trans femoral, trans radial and trans humeral amputees
• asses a patient and prescribe the right prostheses
• modify moulds to measurement
• assemble the component parts of prostheses
• appreciate clinical provision of prostheses and orthoses
• manufacture of prostheses and orthoses

Course contents

Measurement and casting of a transtibial amputee using plaster of paris and measuring tape; Measurement and casting of trans femoral, trans radial and trans humeral amputees. Preparation of a positive mould using plaster and paris (P.O.P.) powder; Modification of moulds to measurements; covering the mould above with laminates i.e.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study POT 506.

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