Orthopedic Technology
4 courses · Rio Hondo College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Summer 2026 · Fall 2026 · Spring 2027
ORTH 040 Introduction to Orthopedic Technology
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 72 Lecture
- Prerequisite
- BIOL 125
This course will provide students with an introduction to the roles, professional responsibilities, code of ethics, and employment qualifications of an Orthopedic Technician. Instruction will also include the review of the musculoskeletal system as it relates to the field of orthopedic technology emphasizing loco-motor, neuro-muscular and peripheral vascular structures.
ORTH 050 Orthopedic Technician Health Assessment
- Units
- 3
- Hours
- 45 Lecture, 27 Lab
- Prerequisite
- ORTH 040
This course will provide the student with entry level abilities to function as an Orthopedic Technician. Students will receive instruction in the physical examination of the extremities, spine and pelvis. Instruction will include joint range of motion, specific muscle group testing and measuring the loco-motor system.
ORTH 060 Orthopedic Technician Modalities
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 36 Lecture, 108 Lab
- Prerequisite
- ORTH 050
This course will provide the student with entry level abilities to function as an Orthopedic Technician in the private practice, hospital and managed care facilities. Students will receive instruction in back office skills focusing on casting, splinting, application of soft goods, wound care management, client communication and surgical assisting in major and minor orthopedic procedures. The student will learn operating room etiquette, gowning, gloving, sterile back table set up for categories 1, 2 and 3 orthopedic procedures. Instruction will include seminars, demonstrations and physical examinations, hands on casting and splinting applications, surgical gowning and gloving and assisting in major orthopedic procedures.
ORTH 070 Orthopedic Technician Practicum
- Units
- 4
- Hours
- 18 Lecture, 162 Lab
- Prerequisite
- ORTH 060
This course will provide the student with entry level abilities to function as an Orthopedic Technician. Students will participate in clinical and hospital rotations consisting of instruction in back office skills to include casting, splinting, application of soft goods, wound care management, client communication and sterile technique. Operating room etiquette, gowning, gloving, sterile back table set up for category 3 major procedures.