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CIP PROGRAM: 51.2307
Orthotist/Prosthetist.

Summary: A program that prepares individuals, in consultation with physicians and other therapists, to design and fit orthoses for patients with disabling conditions of the limbs and/or spine, and prostheses for patients who have partial or total absence of a limb or significant superficial deformity. Includes instruction in biomechanics, gait analysis, pathomechanics, kinesiology, pathology, neuroanatomy, materials science, diagnostic imaging, patient analysis and measurement, impression taking, model rectification, assistive/restorative technology and engineering applications, product finishing, diagnostic and definitive fitting and alignment, power devices, postoperative management, and patient counseling and follow-up.

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National Completion Rate Trends

Year Associate'sBachelor'sMaster's
2020 76 3 205
2021 77 6 221
2022 58 11 214
2023 58 14 212
2024 41 8 250
Change -23.68% +366.67% +3.41%

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Institutions granting degrees in Orthotist/Prosthetist.

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