20757 - Locomotor System Diseases

Academic Year 2023/2024

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Nursing (cod. 5907)

Learning outcomes

The final purpose for the student is to acquire knowledge related to the pathophysiology and medical and surgical therapy (corrective-conservative, reconstructive, and replacement), to diseases of the musculoskeletal system in pediatric and adult age with specific areas of expertise in functional and instrumental semeiotics, methodology, and in orthopedic therapy.

Course contents

First aid (dislocations, sprains)
General fracture principles
Fracture complications and fragility fractures
Arthrosis
Pediatric orthopedic pathologies

Teaching methods

Frontal lectures

Assessment methods

Mandatory attendance

Teaching tools

Training materials available

Office hours

See the website of Francesco Traina