Medicine and surgery Emergencies 1Module Respiratory Tract Diseases
Academic Year 2023/2024 - Teacher: GIANLUCA TESTAExpected Learning Outcomes
The aim is to provide the knowledge of the musculoskeletal diseases of orthopedic and traumatology. The course provides knowledge regarding orthopedic and traumatological diseases of childhood, adulthood and elderly. The course provides to take up the future physician regarding the diagnostic approach and the correct choice of treatment, either conservative or surgical, of congenital, pediatric and degenerative orthopaedic disorders, and regarding the management of minor and major trauma, vehicle, accidental and sportive.
Course Structure
Frontal lession. Ppt files.
Should teaching be carried out in mixed mode or remotely, it may be necessary to introduce changes with respect to previous statements, in line with the programme planned and outlined in the syllabus.
Learning assessment may also be carried out on line, should the conditions require it.
Required Prerequisites
Knowledge of anatomy, physiology and biomechanics of musculo-skeletal system.
Attendance of Lessons
Detailed Course Content
The course is based on the main orthopaedic and traumatologic disorders, highlighting: epidemiology, etiology, pathogenesis, clinical features, imaging investigations, differential diagnosis, prognosis, complications, conservative and surgical treatment.
Textbook Information
1. Sessa-Villani. Ortopedia e Traumatologia. Monduzzi Editore.
2. Grassi-Pazzaglia. Manuale di Ortopedia e Traumatologia. Elsevier Editore.
Course Planning
| Subjects | Text References | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Generality: Contusion, strain, dislocation | Sessa-Villani. Ortopedia e Traumatologia. Monduzzi Editore. Traumatologia dell’età adulta – Cap. “Le distorsioni”; Cap. “Le lussazioni”. PPT files |
| 2 | Generality of fracture and complication management. | Sessa-Villani. Ortopedia e Traumatologia. Monduzzi Editore. Parte generale. Cap. “Fratture: generalità”. Cap. “Fisiopatologia del processo riparativo delle fratture”. Traumatologia dell’età adulta. Consultare dispensePPT files |
| 3 | Epiphyseal Separation | Sessa-Villani. Ortopedia e Traumatologia. Monduzzi Editore. Traumatologia dell’età evolutiva. Cap. “Traumatologia dell’età evolutiva”.PPT files |
| 4 | Congenital Clubfoot | Sessa-Villani. Ortopedia e Traumatologia. Monduzzi Editore. Ortopedia dell’età evolutiva. Cap. “Piede torto congenito”. PPT files |
| 5 | Developmental dysplasia of the hip | Sessa-Villani. Ortopedia e Traumatologia. Monduzzi Editore. Ortopedia dell’età evolutiva. Cap. “La Displasia evolutiva dell’anca, epifisiolisi”. PPT files |
| 6 | Osteochondrosis (Legg-Perthes-Calvè, Schuermann, Osgood- Schlatter, M. Di Sever, diseases) | Sessa-Villani. Ortopedia e Traumatologia. Monduzzi Editore. Ortopedia dell’età evolutiva. Cap. “Le osteocondrosi”. PPT files |
| 7 | Juvenile flatfoot | Sessa-Villani. Ortopedia e Traumatologia. Monduzzi Editore. Ortopedia dell’età evolutiva. Cap. “Piede piatto evolutivo dell’infanzia”. PPT files |
| 8 | Postural disturbances | Sessa-Villani. Ortopedia e Traumatologia. Monduzzi Editore. Ortopedia dell’età evolutiva. Cap. “Deviazioni del rachide”. Consultare Dispense |
| 9 | Osteoporosis | Sessa-Villani. Ortopedia e Traumatologia. Monduzzi Editore. Ortopedia dell’età adulta - Cap. “Osteoporosi”. PPT files |
| 10 | Degenerative arthritis | Sessa-Villani. Ortopedia e Traumatologia. Monduzzi Editore. Ortopedia dell’età adulta - Cap. “Artrosi-Generalità” ; Cap. “La coxartrosi”; Cap. “La Gonartrosi”. PPT files |
| 11 | Lumbar and cervical pain | PPT files |
| 12 | Femoral neck fractures | PPT files |
| 13 | Meniscal tears and knee ligamentous tears | PPT files |
| 14 | Upper limb fractures | Sessa-Villani. Ortopedia e Traumatologia. Monduzzi Editore. |
| 15 | Lower limb fractures | Sessa-Villani. Ortopedia e Traumatologia. Monduzzi Editore. |
Learning Assessment
Learning Assessment Procedures
Written test at the end of lessons
Oral exam during scheduled sessions.
Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises
1. Which is etiology of Legg-Perthes-Calvè disease?
2. Diagnostic-therapeutic approach on frailty fractures.