Department of Prosthetics and Orthotics
Introduction
The Department of Prosthetics and Orthotics provides Rehabilitation Service to the persons with locomotors disabilities. The disabilities caused by amputation who lost part of their Lower and Upper Limb due to Poliomyelitis, Cerebral palsy, Congenital skeletal limb deficiencies and spinal cord injury who has weak or deformed limb thereby unable to stand and walk properly require Prosthetic and Orthotic aids and appliances. The Department of Prosthetics and Orthotics designs, fabricates and fits latest and light weight Prosthetic and Orthotic appliances to the Persons with Disabilities utilizing the material available in the country.
Prosthesis
In medicine, a prosthesis or prosthetic implant is an artificial device that replaces the missing body part, which may be lost through trauma, disease, or a condition present at birth. Prosthesis is intended to restore the normal function of the missing body part.
Orthosis
The Department of Prosthetics and Orthotics provides Rehabilitation Service to the persons with locomotors disabilities. The disabilities caused by amputation who lost part of their Lower and Upper Limb due to Poliomyelitis, Cerebral palsy, Congenital skeletal limb deficiencies and spinal cord injury who has weak or deformed limb thereby unable to stand and walk properly require Prosthetic and Orthotic aids and appliances. The Department of Prosthetics and Orthotics designs, fabricates and fits latest and light weight Prosthetic and Orthotic appliances to the Persons with Disabilities utilizing the material available in the country.
Objective
The goal of prosthetic rehabilitation is to compensate for the loss of a limb by amputation by, in the case of a lower limb, encouraging walking, and to achieve the same level of autonomy as prior to the amputation.
The aim of orthotics is to increase the efficiency of function during acute or long-term injury. This includes soft-tissue and boney injury, as well as changes as a result of neurological changes.
Prosthetic and Orthotic aids & appliance are providing for preventing and correcting/ deformities and to make them mobile as well as independent socially and economically. It involves in fabricating, designing all types of prosthetics and orthotic aids and appliances. It also provides crutches, wheel chairs and tri cycle to make them mobile.
Services Offered
Lower and Upper extremity orthosis for supporting weak or deformed limb, to prevent or correct deformity.
- Spinal orthosis to support or immobilize the spine to relieve the pain, to prevent deformity
- Lower and Upper limb prosthesis (artificial limbs) to restore function and cosmetic appearance
- Prefabricated aids/appliances (Crutches, Walkers, Wheel chairs, Tricycles etc.) for mobility.
Workshop
The Department has one well equipped state-of-art workshop with necessary tools, equipments and machineries to provide for services to Persons with Disabilities.
Physical disabilities restrict the individual to perform activities as a productive member of the Society. The factor influences the productivity of a Person with Disabilities due to nature of disabilities which constraint a person’s capacity for self directed purposeful movement. Walking is the most common form of mobility for human beings and the mode is walking most desired by the people for movement. The Prosthetic and Orthotic Devices and other rehabilitation aids assist the Person with Disabilities to achieve a level of performance that at best approaches that of the able-bodied person. The department has well equipped Prosthetics and Orthotics Workshop, Prosthetic and Orthotic professionals who design, fabricate and fit suitable and appropriate prosthetics and orthotics devices for persons with disabilities.
Lower Limb Prosthesis
Prosthetic Devices (Artificial Limbs) are functional and cosmetic replacement of the missing part of the amputated limb. The amputee who lost part of his Lower limb can use artificial limb for walking. The department of Prosthetics and Orthotics fabricate and fit Partial Foot Knee Prosthesis, Symes Prosthesis, Bellow Knee Prosthesis, Through Knee Prosthesis, Above Knee Prosthesis, Hip Disarticulation Prosthesis and Extension Prosthesis and make fitments to Person with Disabilities of various level of amputation.
Upper Limb Prosthesis
The Upper Limb Prosthesis are designed and fabricated for Upper Limb Amputees to restore grasp function and cosmetic appearance. The various types of Upper Limb Prosthesis designed and fabricated by the department are Partial Hand Prosthesis, Carpometacarpal Prosthesis, Wrist Disarticulation Prosthesis, below elbow Prosthesis, Above Elbow Prosthesis and Shoulder Disarticulation Prosthesis
Orthotic Devices
The Department of Prosthetics and Orthotics provides Rehabilitation Service to the persons with locomotors disabilities. The disabilities caused by amputation who lost part of their Lower and Upper Limb due to Poliomyelitis, Cerebral palsy, Congenital skeletal limb deficiencies and spinal cord injury who has weak or deformed limb thereby unable to stand and walk properly require Prosthetic and Orthotic aids and appliances. The Department of Prosthetics and Orthotics designs, fabricates and fits latest and light weight Prosthetic and Orthotic appliances to the Persons with Disabilities utilizing the material available in the country.
Campus and outreach Program
To provide the rehabilitation services to the Persons with Disabilities in rural, tribal, remote and interior areas, the Institute has been conducting rehabilitation camps in collaboration with District Authorities and NGOs to provide aids and appliances in different district of Odisha.
Documents required to avail aids and assistive devices under ADIP Scheme
- Disability certificate from CDMO (having minimum 40% disability)
- Income certificate from Tahasildar /BPL card/ Income certificate issued by MP/MLA/Gram Pradhan etc (the monthly income of the beneficiaries must be below Rs 15,000/-) only.
- Aadhar Card
- Full size photo of the beneficiaries (showing disability)
- Contact number of the beneficiaries
Assessment Camp
In the first phase assessment Camps are conducted to asses and evaluate the Person with Disabilities and their needs for various types of Aids and Appliances. This will facilitate to derive the exact number of aids and appliances required for particular camp. After procurement of the required number of aids appliances they were distributed to the Person with Disabilities under Rehabilitation camps.
Assessment cum Distribution Camp
The Department of Prosthetics and Orthotics provides Rehabilitation Service to the persons with locomotors disabilities. The disabilities caused by amputation who lost part of their Lower and Upper Limb due to Poliomyelitis, Cerebral palsy, Congenital skeletal limb deficiencies and spinal cord injury who has weak or deformed limb thereby unable to stand and walk properly require Prosthetic and Orthotic aids and appliances. The Department of Prosthetics and Orthotics designs, fabricates and fits latest and light weight Prosthetic and Orthotic appliances to the Persons with Disabilities utilizing the material available in the country.