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Unit Summary
Unit type
UG Coursework Unit
Credit points
12
AQF level
Level of learning
Advanced
Former School/College
Unit aim
Introduces students to lower limb medicine and the pathology behind common foot and ankle conditions.
Unit content
Topic 1:Cutaneous foot disease
- Normal and abnormal cutaneous structures
- Presentation of cutaneous foot disease
Topic 2: Abnormal foot structure and pathomechanics
- Defining abnormal structure
- Systemic and local influences on abnormal foot structure
Topic 3: Population health and the foot and ankle
- Evidence in practice
- Understanding the differences in ageing
Topic 4: Normal and abnormal paediatric presentations
- Common paediatric pathology of the lower limb
- Assessment and management of common paediatric conditions
Topic 5: Gerontology
- The ageing body
- The ageing foot
Topic 6: The adult foot
- Case presentations
- Assessment and management
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
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| 1 | describe common presentations of cutaneous foot disease related to the pathomechanical foot | |||||||
| 2 | define the pathomechanical foot and related injury patterns | |||||||
| 3 | define the normal and abnormal presentation of foot disorders in relation to paediatric, adult and elderly populations | |||||||
| 4 | communicate through a case study scenario the management of podiatric disease | |||||||
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
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describe common presentations of cutaneous foot disease related to the pathomechanical foot
- GA1:
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define the pathomechanical foot and related injury patterns
- GA1:
- GA4:
- GA5:
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define the normal and abnormal presentation of foot disorders in relation to paediatric, adult and elderly populations
- GA1:
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communicate through a case study scenario the management of podiatric disease
- GA1:
- GA4:
- GA5:
Prescribed texts
- Frowen et al., 2010, Neale's Disorders of the Foot, 8th edn, Elsevier, Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh.