• General orthopaedics, trauma and general rehabilitation including neural biomechanics and neural control of movement.
• Biomechanics of fracture fixation and joint replacement including introduction to the principles of orthopaedic implant design and testing.
• Assessment of patients for assistive devices with special focus on the use of gait analysis.
• Rehabilitation equipment design and assessment with emphasis on the use of numerical methods for design optimisation.
• Introduction to a range of rehabilitation devices and technologies including but not limited to: wheelchairs and other specialist vehicles, specialised seating, specialised orthoses and prostheses such as artificial legs, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Functional Electrical Stimulation.

1 x 2 hour written exam (50%). Covering LO 1 and LO 4

2 presentations 20 min duration weighing 25% each related to practical applications including but not limited to the reconstruction of tissue geometry from medical imaging, the finite element modelling of medical devices etc.
Presentation 1 covering LO 2 and presentation 2 covering LO 3.

Formative assessment will be provided during the tutorial and lab sessions. Formative assessment will also be provided on the content of the presentations 4 weeks in advance of the scheduled presentations.

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Hours
72 hours of Lecture/practical-based teaching supported by the University VLE.
Lecture/ seminar (3 hours per week), tutorial/practical laboratory work (3 hour per week)

Guided Independent Study Hours
Directed reading and information gathering (228 hours).

The learning within this module will be facilitated through lectures and seminars as well as tutorials and practical sessions in the lab.

• Bronzino J. & Peterson D., (2015). The Biomedical Engineering Handbook, 4th Edition, CRC Press.
• Cooper R., Ohnabe H., Hobson D., (2006). An Introduction to Rehabilitation Engineering, CRC Press.
• Taktak A., Ganney P., Long D. & White P.,(2013). Clinical Engineering: A Handbook for Clinical and Biomedical Engineers, Elsevier.
• McGeough, J.A (2013).Engineering of Human Joint Replacements, John Wiley & Sons, ISBN 9781118536858

Gait Analysis and Biomechanics Lab (equipment for kinematic and kinetic assessment of human movement).

Medical Engineering and Technologies Lab equipped with an Ultrasound elastography device, a Bose Electroforce 3200/ 5500 uniaxial load frame, an ElectroForce Planar Biaxial Test Bench Instrument, a Perimed perfusion measurement device and software for medical imaging analysis (Mimics, Materialise) and anatomy (Primal Pictures).

1- Develop a systematic understanding of the how engineering can be used to ameliorate the handicap of individuals with disabilities. (Knowledge & Understanding, Learning)

2- Demonstrate a systematic understanding of both the medical and engineering considerations that need to be made when designing medical implants and rehabilitation equipment. (Knowledge & Understanding, Learning)

3- Demonstrate the ability to use engineering theory and methods to develop solutions for clinical problems associated with rehabilitation and orthopaedics. (Problem solving, Application, Communication)

4- Demonstrate the ability to assess the efficacy of rehabilitation technologies. (Analysis, Application, Communication)