Foot and Ankle Musculoskeletal Pathology

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• Relate a detailed knowledge and understanding of the aetiological factors, pathological processes, differential diagnoses, assessment and clinical presentation of conditions that affect the structure and function of lower limb and foot.
• Question the principles underlying the main paradigms of podiatric biomechanics

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Synthesise and interpret data analysis results related to foot and ankle musculoskeletal pathology.
• Carry out reliable and valid clinically relevant data collection related to foot and ankle musculoskeletal pathology.

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Demonstrate an understanding of reliable and valid data collection techniques related to foot and ankle musculoskeletal pathology.
• Use a problem solving approach to construct appropriate management regimes, to include the use of various therapeutic techniques that lie within the scope of podiatric practice.

• Normal ontogeny of the foot and lower limb
• Assessments (including joint motion, loading patterns and gait evaluation) and investigations (including imaging and haematological options)
• Biomechanical paradigms and related podiatric terminology
• Conditions giving rise to abnormal foot function, including: signs and symptoms, aetiology, pathology and gait
• Causes of pain in the midfoot, rearfoot, ankle and lower leg
• Management strategies including, pharmacological, mechanical and physical therapies, prescription writing and manufacturing orthoses, chair side appliances – associated contraindications and complications
• Critical appraisal techniques
• Patient centred outcome evaluation

Keynote lectures will ensure coverage of specific topics and will be supported by clearly identified indicative reading. The presentation of appropriate clinical case histories will be used to investigate issues and topics covered in this module and will be further supported by seminars, debates, group work, problem based learning, videos and slides. Practical sessions will allow students to integrate the associated skill elements.

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

In-class formative opportunities

• Assessment Type: Formative
• Feedback: Formative feedback is provided on an on-going basis within the online lectures, seminars and simulated practical sessions. Guided peer review and feedback are encompassed within the module activities.
• Final Assessment: No
• Group Work: No

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.