Index of topics

74 topics across orthopaedics, traumatology, and surgical anatomy

Orthopaedics

  1. Tumor-like lesions of bone.
  2. Benign bone tumors.
  3. Malignant bone tumors - primary and metastatic. Pathological fractures.
  4. Pyogenic (suppurative) diseases of bones and joints. Osteoarticular tuberculosis.
  5. Infantile osteoarthritis [septic arthritis of infancy]. Transient synovitis.
  6. Proximal femoral deficiencies [PFFD]. Congenital anomalies of the lower leg.
  7. Congenital and acquired dysplasia of the hip joint (DDH).
  8. Avascular necrosis in childhood. Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease.
  9. Avascular necrosis in adults. Chandler's disease. Lunatomalacia [Kienböck's disease].
  10. Congenital and acquired flatfoot. Hereditary joint laxity.
  11. Congenital equinovarus foot [clubfoot, talipes equinovarus].
  12. Congenital anomalies of the hand. Amniotic band disease.
  13. Congenital anomalies of the spine. Congenital scoliosis. Klippel-Feil disease. Cervical ribs. Spina bifida.
  14. Scoliotic disease [scoliosis].
  15. Cerebral palsy (CP). Paralytic dislocation of the hip. Paralytic foot.
  16. Systemic skeletal dysplasias.
  17. Blount's disease. Madelung's deformity.
  18. Coxa vara in children and adolescents.
  19. Adolescent epiphysiolysis [slipped capital femoral epiphysis, SCFE].
  20. Femoroacetabular impingement [FAI].
  21. Coxarthrosis [hip osteoarthritis].
  22. Gonarthrosis [knee osteoarthritis].
  23. Static deformities of the foot - hallux valgus, hallux rigidus, and digitus malleus [hammer toe].
  24. Arthropathies. Rheumatoid arthritis.
  25. Degenerative diseases of the spine. Bechterew's disease [ankylosing spondylitis].
  26. Birth (obstetric) trauma. Obstetric [brachial plexus] palsy. Torticollis.
  27. Peripheral nerve compression syndromes.
  28. Overuse disorders. Periarthritis, tenosynovitis, enthesopathies [insertional tendinopathies], and bursitis.
  29. Dupuytren's contracture.
  30. Principles of endoprosthetic replacement [arthroplasty] of the large joints.

Traumatology

  1. General Fracture Science. Biomechanics and Classification.
  2. Fracture Healing. Bone Repair.
  3. Non-operative (Conservative) Fracture Treatment.
  4. Operative Treatment. Principles of Osteosynthesis.
  5. Wounds, Open Fractures, Gunshot and Crush Injuries, Amputations.
  6. Polytrauma, Damage Control and Traumatic Shock.
  7. Complications, Thromboembolism and Fat Embolism.
  8. Non-union, Malunion, Volkmann, CRPS and Periprosthetic Fractures.
  9. Infections. Osteomyelitis, Septic Arthritis, Implant Infection.
  10. Spine Fractures and Dislocations (Amyelic).
  11. Clavicle, Scapula and Chest-Wall Injuries.
  12. Shoulder Dislocation and Instability (Traumatic and Recurrent).
  13. Proximal Humerus Fractures and Principles of Osteosynthesis.
  14. Humeral Shaft Fractures.
  15. Elbow Fractures and Tension-Band Osteosynthesis.
  16. Forearm Fractures and Fracture-Dislocations (Radius and Ulna, Galeazzi, Monteggia).
  17. Distal Radius and Ulna Fractures (Colles, Smith, Barton, Volar Plating).
  18. Carpus, Metacarpals and Hand Fractures (Scaphoid, Perilunate, Bennett).
  19. Pelvic Ring Injuries (Young-Burgess, Tile, Resuscitation, Fixation).
  20. Hip Dislocation, Femoral Head and Acetabular Fractures (Pipkin, Judet-Letournel).
  21. Femoral Neck Fractures (Garden, Pauwels, Fixation vs Arthroplasty).
  22. Trochanteric Hip Fractures (AO 31A, Sliding Hip Screw vs Cephalomedullary Nail).
  23. Subtrochanteric Femur Fractures (Russell-Taylor, Cephalomedullary Nail, Atypical Fractures).
  24. Femoral Shaft Fractures (Reamed Locked IM Nailing, Winquist-Hansen, Ipsilateral Neck, Paediatric).
  25. Distal Femur Fractures (AO 33, Hoffa, Locked Plating vs Retrograde Nail, Periprosthetic).
  26. Patella Fractures and Extensor-Mechanism Injuries (Tension-Band, Patellectomy, Tendon Ruptures).
  27. Knee Ligament Injuries and Knee Dislocation (Schenck, Popliteal Artery, Multiligament Reconstruction).
  28. Tibial Plateau Fractures (Schatzker, CT Mapping, Buttress and Dual Plating, Staged Protocol).
  29. Tibial and Fibular Shaft Fractures (Open Fractures, Compartment Syndrome, Reamed Nailing, Paediatric).
  30. Ankle (Malleolar) Fractures and Tibial Pilon (Plafond) Fractures.
  31. Fractures and Dislocations of the Foot (Talus, Calcaneus, Lisfranc, Forefoot).
  32. Spine Trauma (Cervical and Thoracolumbar Fractures, Spinal Cord Injury).

Surgical anatomy and surgical approaches

  1. Surgical anatomy of the spine. Surgical anatomy of the cervical region. Surgical approaches to the spine and neck.
  2. Surgical anatomy of the shoulder joint. Surgical approaches to the shoulder joint.
  3. Surgical anatomy of the arm. Surgical approaches in the region of the arm.
  4. Surgical anatomy of the elbow joint. Surgical approaches to the elbow joint.
  5. Surgical anatomy of the forearm. Surgical approaches in the region of the forearm.
  6. Surgical anatomy of the hand. Surgical approaches in the region of the hand. Z-plasties.
  7. Surgical anatomy of the pelvis. Surgical approaches in the region of the pelvis.
  8. Surgical anatomy of the hip joint. Blood supply of the femoral head and acetabulum. Surgical approaches to the hip joint.
  9. Surgical anatomy of the thigh. Surgical approaches in the region of the thigh. Surgical anatomy of the knee joint. Surgical approaches to the knee joint. Principles of arthroscopy.
  10. Surgical anatomy of the lower leg. Surgical approaches in the region of the lower leg.
  11. Surgical anatomy of the ankle region and the foot. Surgical approaches in the region of the ankle and the foot.
  12. Surgical anatomy of the pediatric bone. Traumatic epiphysiolyses. Plastic deformation, infractions [buckle/torus], and greenstick-type fractures.