The Prosthetics and Orthotics Laboratory is considered one of the most important laboratories of the Artificial Limbs and Supports Engineering Department, as this laboratory deals with how to manufacture limbs and supports practically, under the supervision of an engineering and technical staff, and what are the stages that both the artificial limb and support go through, as the manufacturing of the limb goes through the stage of taking the mold on the patient and then Casting it, sculpting the mold, pouring metal on it, and assembling the rest of the parts of the limb. As for the prosthetic support, it goes through the stage of taking the mold on the patient, casting it, sculpting it, pouring the socket and soft, and placing the appropriate tapes for it. A special casting room, an integrated industrial workshop, a complete warehouse, a rehabilitation room, and a room to receive patients were prepared for this laboratory.
The Prosthetics and Orthotics Laboratory receives students from the second and third stages of the department, and through the devices and equipment available in it, students are trained on how to design and manufacture medical limbs and supports for cases of amputated limbs, injuries resulting from accidents, and congenital birth defects, in addition to devices for examining and extracting results for everything mentioned above.
