PROSTHETICS IN ORTHOPEDICS

Course overview

THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS ORTHOPEDIC PROSTHETICS THAT ARE CURRENTLY USED IN PRACTICE. IT DISCUSSES BOTH LOWER LIMB AND UPPER LIMB PROSTHESES AND THE DIFFERENT DEVICES THAT MAKE UP THEIR COMPONENTRY. ALSO DISCUSSED ARE THE COMPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH PROSTHETIC DEVICES AND EMERGING ADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGY. THIS ACTIVITY ALSO HIGHLIGHTS THE CRITICAL ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN CARING FOR PATIENTS WITH PROSTHESES.