17609 - Locomotor System Diseases (AK-B)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student has acquired the knowledge on the basic medical evaluation of the main pathologies of the locomotor apparatus, in particular: congenital deformities, growth and degenerative pathologies of adult and old age. The student is able to know the methods of diagnostic study of these pathologies, the main therapeutic options, both conservative and surgical, the principles of diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of traumas involving the musculoskeletal system.

Course contents

Poliomyelitis

Spastic paralysis

Newborn paralysis

Musculoskeletal oncology:primary and metastatic tumors of bone

Introduction to traumatology

approach to the poly trauma patient

Flatfoot

Cavus foot

Clubfoot

Vertebral fractures

Osteomyelitis and spondylodiscitis

 

Readings/Bibliography

Manuale di Ortopedia e Traumatologia

S. Giannini, C. Faldini, Minerva Medica Editors

Teaching methods

Frontal Lectures

Assessment methods

The final exam is an oral exam in which the student will be asked to discuss a topic taken from the program. During the interview, questions have to verify the degree of in-depth knowledge of the proposed topic and the other topics of the program, the critical ability to connect different knowledge to each other and the achievement of an organic understanding of the topics covered in class.

Teaching tools

PPT presentations

Multimedia content

Office hours

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