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COURSE DESCRIPTION

OR-PR114 — Transtibial Prosthetics I  (6 cr)

The technician learns to identify lower limb prosthetic components, interpret measurement charts, prepare PVA sleeves, lay up PTB socket, fabricate PTB soft insert, laminate PTB socket utilizing vacuum, prepare SACH feet, statically align and assemble unfinished PTB, fabricate the PTB knee cuff, fabricate the PTB waist belt with suspension attachment, duplicate alignment, shape and hollow out prosthesis, lay up and laminate the PTB prosthesis, and finish and assemble the below-knee prosthesis. Prerequisite: OR-PR 111, 112. (SFCC)
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