The Biomaterials and Prosthesis Engineering Branch in the Department of Materials Engineering headed by Asst. Prof. Dr. Qahtan Adnan Hamad, in the presence of members of the teaching staff of the branch, made a scientific visit to Ibn Al-Qaf Hospital / Baghdad Center for Prosthetics. The Center's Director, Dr. Saleh Burhan, then welcomed guests, provided background information, introduced each department, and described the stages that amputees and other people with disabilities go through, including case evaluation, diagnosis, and examination.
Finally, he described the prosthetic limb's creation processes and listed the materials used in them. The standards for prosthetic limbs, as well as the challenges and issues that could occur throughout the process of making them, in addition to any obstacles or problems that may arise during the manufacturing process.
The students were briefed on a number of cases, how to diagnose them, and how to use the prosthesis at the end of the scientific visit.