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.
| A major in Orthotist/Prosthetist is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided. |
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Top 3
U.S.
Colleges with the
highest percentage
of
Orthotist/Prosthetist among the 2006-2007
graduating class.
| | University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Dallas, TX | 11
(23.4%) | | - | |
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| | St Petersburg College
Clearwater, FL | 17
(3.7%) |  |  | |
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| | University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA | 10
(0.1%) |  |  | |
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.