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Following is an alphabetical listing of 8 - Community Colleges, Private Colleges and Universities in the United States of America (USA) that offer Orthotist/ Prosthetist as a program of study. Use the navigation to your right if you want to select another program that belongs to the same field of study. Click on the College (or) University name for detailed information. Scope of Orthotist/ Prosthetist: A program that prepares individuals, in consultation with physicians and other therapists, to design and fit orthoses for patients with disabling conditions of the limbs and/ or spine, and prostheses for patients who have partial or total absence of a limb or significant superficial deformity. Includes instruction in biomechanics, gait analysis, pathomechanics, kinesiology, pathology, neuroanatomy, materials science, diagnostic imaging, patient analysis and measurement, impression taking, model rectification, assistive/ restorative technology and engineering applications, product finishing, diagnostic and definitive fitting and alignment, power devices, postoperative management, and patient counseling and follow-up.
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