How do they match: Orthotists and Prosthetists

  • Orthotists and Prosthetists

  • Certified Prosthetist and Orthotist
  • Licensed Prosthetist and Orthotist

  • Design, measure, fit, and adapt orthopedic braces, appliances or prostheses, such as limbs or facial parts for patients with disabling conditions.

  • Design orthopedic and prosthetic devices, based on physicians' prescriptions and examination and measurement of patients.
  • Examine, interview, and measure patients to determine their appliance needs and to identify factors that could affect appliance fit.
  • Maintain patients' records.

  • Record patient medical histories.
  • Measure the physical or physiological attributes of patients.