Knowledge and understanding: - To know the fundamentals about the most important orthopedic pathologies and musculoskeletal traumas, from diagnosis to treatment and eventual complications
Applying knowledge and understanding: - to be able to apply to clinical practice, through the analysis of clinical cases, the acquired knowledge
Making judgements: - to be able to define the severity and urgency of an orthopedic or trauma case and act accordingly in clinical practice
Communication skills: - to be able to clearly and synthetically communicate, especially with patients, the course arguments
Learning skills: - to be able to integrate the acquired knowledge with other didactic acquirements

Knowledge of musculoskeletal anatomy and peripheral nervous and vascular systems, Physics, Physiology, General Pathology, knowledge of the disciplines of Microbiology and Pathophysiology

Principles of bone histology and physiology. Trauma. Developmental disorders. Principles of Bone tumors. Osteopathies. Arthropaties. Intervertebral disc herniation. Muscle and tendon pathologies.

Grassi F, Pazzaglia U, Pilato G, Zatti G.
Manuale di Ortopedia e Traumatologia
Ed. Elsevier Masson

Slides presented at frontal lessons, disposable at the end of the course on Teams

1. Principles of bone histology and physiology
2. Trauma:
- Fractures: principles, etiology, pathogenesis, classification, fracture healing, complications, principles of conservative and surgical treatment
- Physeal fractures
- Upper limb fractures (proximal humerus, distal radius, scaphoid)
- Vertebral fractures
- Pelvic fractures
- Lower limb fractures (proximal femur, diaphyseal femur, tibial plateau)
- Stress fractures and fragility fractures
- Traumatic joint injuries (principles of sprains and dislocations)
3. Developmental disorders
- Osteochondrosis (Perthes and Osgood-Slatter diseases)
- Scoliosis
- Hip epiphyseolisis
- Transient hip synovitis
- Pes planus and pes cavus
4. Bone tumors
- Principles, primary and metastatic tumors
5. Osteopatie:
- Osteoporosis
- Osteomacia and rachitism
- Paget disease
- Osteogenesis imperfecta
6. Arthropaties:
- Osteoarthritis (principles, primary and secondary hip, knee and shoulder osteoarthritis)
7. Intervertebral disc herniation:
- Cervical
- Lumbar
8. Muscle and tendon pathologies:
- Principles of muscle lesions
- Principles of tendon lesions
- Rotator cuff lesions
9. Hand surgery:
- Compressive neuropathies of the upper limb (carpal, cubital and Guyon tunnel sindromes)
- Compartmental sindromes and Volkmann syndrome
- Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)

Lectures, case discussions, video tools (power point, videoclips)

For informations contact via e-mail: gcanton84@gmail.com

The slides and recordings of the lessons will be available on Microsoft Teams

Written exam consisting of 32 multiple choice questions of which only one correct answer. Time available before the end of the exam 45 minutes.
Questions are drafted with different levels of difficulty to verify the level of completeness and adequacy of learning on all the topics covered. Each correct answer is worth 1 point and each wrong or missing answer is worth 0 points. The final mark is the result of the sum of the correct answers, from 0 to 30 cum laude (corresponding to 31 or 32 correct answers)

This course explores topics closely related to one or more goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDGs)