13137 (v.5) Podiatric Orthopaedics 358

Area:

Department of Podiatry

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

4.0

** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **

Lecture:

2 x 1 Hours Weekly

Laboratory:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Prerequisite(s):

13131 (v.4) Podiatric Medicine 357 or any previous version
AND
13132 (v.5) Podiatric Orthopaedics 357 or any previous version
AND
13133 (v.3) Podiatric Practice 357 or any previous version
AND
13134 (v.4) Podiatric Studies 357 or any previous version

Co Requisite(s):

13136 (v.3) Podiatric Medicine 358
AND
13138 (v.3) Podiatric Practice 358
AND
13139 (v.3) Podiatric Studies 358

Syllabus:

Traumatology - foot trauma. Ankle inversion sprain, posterior process fractures, jones fractures, cuboid disease, sinus tarsi syndrome, lateral nerve compression, sesamoiditis. RSDS. DISH. Electrophysical agents. Indications and contraindications of various electrical and physical modalities used in podiatry, including ultrasound, TENS, ice therapy, strapping and bracing techniques, rehabilitation, exercise and use of wobble-board etc. Podiatric orthopaedics - orthoses, management of diverse podiatric pathologies using orthotic therapy. Nail surgery - supervised practical sessions.

** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **

Field of Education:

060199 Medical Studies not elsewhere classified

Funding Cluster:

09 - Dentistry, Medicine, Veterinary Science

SOLT (Online) Definitions*:

Essential
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2005	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y

Area External	refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central External	refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially Online Internal	refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully Online	refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External