COURSE UNIT TITLE

: REHABILITATION OF THE HAND

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FTO 5012 REHABILITATION OF THE HAND ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Orthopaedic Physiotherapy

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR SELNUR NARIN

Offered to

Orthopaedic Physiotherapy

Course Objective

It is aimed to provide theoretical knowledge and practical skills on identification, classification, assessment and physiotherapy treatment of hand pathologies.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   By the end of the module students will be able to define anatomy and biomechanics of wrist-hand
2   By the end of the module students will be able to perform functional analysis.
3   By the end of the module students will be able to perform sensory assessment of hand.
4   By the end of the module students will be able to practice hand pathologic specific treatment program
5   By the end of the module students will be able to practice different hand pathologic specific rehabilitation methods.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Anatomy and biomechanics of hand
2 Functional assessment
3 Sensory assessment
4 Tendon injuries and physiotherapy
5 Tenolysis, tendon grafts, gradually tendon repairs, tendon transplantations
6 Peripheral nerve injury and physiotherapy
7 Traumatic hand, replantation physiotherapy
8 Midterm exam
9 Sensory re-education, desensitization
10 Rheumatoid hand and physiotherapy
11 Physiotherapy for burned hand
12 Reflex sympathetic dystrophy and physiotherapy, Stiff hand and physiotherapy
13 Arthrodesis of wrist, carpal instability and physiotherapy
14 Carpal tunnel syndrome and physiotherapy

Recomended or Required Reading

1- The hand. G.Lister
2- Rehabilitation of the hand. Hunter JM
3- Biomechanics of the musculo - sketal system. Ed. B. M. Nigg, W Herzog
4- Hand rehabilitation. Clark GL
5- Treatment and rehabilitation of fractures. Hoppenfeld S

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Presentations prepared by students.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To evaluate the level of students knowledge about rehabilitation of thehand pathologies and traumas.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Bayram ÜNVER, Tel: 24928, e-mail:bayram.unver@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Prof. Dr. Bayram ÜNVER, Wednesday, from 12.00 to 12.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Preparing presentations 13 2 26
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 105

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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