79603 - Treatment of Post Traumatic Injuries of Lower Limb

Academic Year 2023/2024

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Orthopaedics Techniques (cod. 5915)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, students must be able to talk about the

pathologies learned during the lessons;  they must know specific

treatments and therapies and set up specific therapeutic paths

Course contents

Treatment of Post Traumatic Injuries of Lower Limb

The lessons will focus on the following topics:

1 Principles of bone metabolism, principles of fractures.

2 Femoral neck fractures and surgical treatments

3 Complications of fractures

4 Tibial plateau fractures: from diagnosis to treatment

5 Ankle fractures and ankle sprains: from diagnosis to treatment

6  Patellar tendon Injuries and quadriceps tendon: Anatomy, Epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment

7 Achilles tendon injuries: Anatomy, Epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment

8 Lesion of ACL , PCL, MCL and meniscal injuries: Anatomy, Epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment

Readings/Bibliography

Book Faldini/ Giannini

Book Insall

Teaching methods

lessons with video projector support

Assessment methods

Oral exam at the end of the course.

The exam sessions will be agreed with the students

Teaching tools

The slides of the lessons will be left to the students at the end of the course

Office hours

See the website of Mirco Lo Presti