Prosthetics and orthotics is a field that designs, manufactures, and applies prosthetic devices that replace missing body parts and orthotic devices that modify the body's structure. A prosthetist coordinates amputee rehabilitation with a healthcare team and an orthotist specializes in orthotic devices. To enter the field requires a 4.5 year degree in prosthetics and orthotics along with having passed 10+2 with physics, chemistry, math, and biology. Job prospects involve working as part of a clinical team studying patient records to determine the best prosthetic or orthotic aid and communicating with patients. Several institutes in India offer degrees in prosthetics and orthotics.

1. Careers
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Prosthetics And Orthotics
Introduction
Eligibility
Job Prospects
Institutes
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2. Introduction
In medicine, a prosthesis is an artificial device that replaces
a missing body part, which may be lost through trauma,
disease, or congenital conditions. Prosthetic amputee
rehabilitation is primarily coordinated by a pros thetist and
an inter-disciplinary team of health care professionals
including psychiatrists, surgeons, physical therapists, and
occupational therapists. Orthotics is a specialty within
the medical field concerned with the design,
manufacture and application of orthoses. An orthosis is "an
externally applied device used to modify the structural and
functional characteristics of the neuromuscular and skeletal
system".
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3. Eligibility
The minimum educational requirement to become a
prosthetist and orthotist is a four and half year
degree in Prosthetics and Orthotics. The
candidates must have cleared 10 + 2 with Physics,
Chemistry, Maths and Biology.
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4. Job Prospects
The nature of work of a prosthetist and orthotist involves
various stages. To start with a P&O professional works as
part of a clinical team which comprises of orthopaedics,
physiatrists, nurses and related medical professionals.
They have to study records and reports of a patient
regarding the suitable orthotic / prosthetic aid required
and then have to communicate appropriate information
regarding this to the patients and their families.
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5. Institutes
•Chakradhar Institute of Rehabilitation Sciences,
Bhubaneswar , Orissa
•All India Institute of Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation, Mumbai , Maharashtra.
•Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya Institute for the Physically
Handicapped
New Delhi
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