COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ORTHOPAEDIC BIOMECHANICS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FTO 5021 ORTHOPAEDIC BIOMECHANICS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Orthopaedic Physiotherapy

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR BAYRAM ÜNVER

Offered to

Orthopaedic Physiotherapy

Course Objective

To provide information to the students about kinesiology and biomechanics of the locomotors system and improve the ability of integrating of this information into their clinical practice.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   By the end of the module students will be able to define the concepts of orthopaedic biomechanics.
2   By the end of the module students will be able to define biomechanical properties and pathomechanics of bone, cartilage and soft tissue
3   By the end of the module students will be able to define biomechanical properties and pathomechanics of upper extremity joints.
4   By the end of the module students will be able to define biomechanical properties and pathomechanics of lower extremity joints.
5   By the end of the module students will be able to define biomechanical properties and pathomechanics of spinal and pelvic joints.By the end of the module students will be able to define biomechanical properties and pathomechanics of spinal and pelvic joints.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basic concepts in biomechanics
2 Biomechanics and pathomeachanics of bone structure
3 Biomechanics and pathomeachanics of muscle and tendon structures
4 Biomechanics and pathomeachanics of cartilage structure
5 Biomechanics and pathomeachanics of ligament structure
6 Biomechanics and pathomeachanics of sholder
7 Biomechanics and pathomeachanics of elbow
8 Biomechanics and pathomeachanics of wrist and hand
9 General review
10 Biomechanics and pathomeachanics of spine
11 Biomechanics and pathomeachanics of sacroiliac joint and pelvis
12 Biomechanics and pathomeachanics of hip
13 Biomechanics and pathomeachanics of knee
14 Biomechanics and pathomeachanics of ankle and foot

Recomended or Required Reading

1- Joint, Structure, Function. Norkin FA
2-Kinesiology : the mechanics and pathomechanics of human movement. Oatis CA
3- Kinesiology: scientific basis of human motion. Hamilton N.
4- Kinesiology For Occupational Therapy + Cd , Rybskı, Melinda
5- Kinesiology of the musculoskeletal system : foundations for physical rehabilitation. Neumann DA.
6- Kas iskelet sistemi biyomekaniği. Akçalı ID.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Presentations prepared by students.

Assessment Methods

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


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To evaluate of students level of knowledge about kinesiology and biomechanics of the locomotors system

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof Dr Bayram ÜNVER, 24928, bayram.unver@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday, from 12.00 to 12.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Preparation for quiz etc. 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 13 3 39
Project Assignment 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 153

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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