Orthopedics, Traumatology and Rehabilitation

ORTHOPAEDICS AND TRAUMA
GENERAL LEARNING GOALS
Provide general terminology, anatomy, biomechanics, and function of the body major joints.
Learn to recognise the most common articular problems from patients' complaints, clinical history and patients' examination.
Learn to recognise the most common trauma problems and limb or life threatening injuries (trauma emergencies)
Understand the pathological joints biomechanics and recognise them on correct further investigations (XRAY; CT; MRI etc.)
Reach the ability to recognise the entity of the disease (classifications) and start a correct therapeutic approach accordingly.
Reach some basic understanding of the difference between a growing and mature skeleton.
Recognise some of the most common congenital deformities.
Topic 1a. ORTHOPEDICS Birth and decay of human frame Part 1: birth
Learn basic bones anatomy and architecture
Understand bone structure and cells devoted to bone remodelling
Describe the most important steps of foetal development of the musculoskeletal system
Understand the different ossification mechanism and bone formation
Understand the changing from neonatal to adult bone configuration
Topic 2a. ORTHOPEDICS Congenital malformations Part 1
Describe the deformities in club foot and principles of treatment
Understand the articular malformation associated with DDH; early diagnosis and treatment
Describe the spine normal and abnormal curvatures with special regards to scoliosis
Topic 2b. ORTHOPEDICS Congenital malformations Part 2
Understand the pathology associated with the most common form of osteochondral dysplasias
Understand conservative and surgical treatment for congenital diseases
Topic 3. ORTHOPEDICS Bone fractures: biomechanics, imaging and treatment
Understand the biological and biomechanical principles of fracture healing
Describe the most common devices of fracture fixation
Describe the well-established and new imaging techniques to determine fracture types and healing
Understand emergency in traumatology
Topic 4. ORTHOPEDICS Biomechanics of deformities and correction strategies
Understand Musculoskeletal biomechanics
Describe the major mechanical and anatomical axis of long bones
Understand how abnormal anatomy and biomechanics may play a major role in articular surfaces disruption
Internal and External fixation to correct bone deformities
Topic 9a. ORTHOPEDICS Articular cartilage disease: surgery for cartilage
Learn basic cartilage macro and micro anatomy and biomechanics
Describe the principles of cartilage surgery, rationale, surgical steps
Results of surgery for cartilage damage
Topic 9b. ORTHOPEDICS Articular cartilage disease: osteoarthritis
Describe the principles of cartilage degeneration: mechanical and biochemical
Describe the major symptoms/syndromes leading to the suspect of osteoarthritis and its complications
Describe the risk factors for osteoarthritis
Understand the differential diagnosis of osteoarthritis
Understand the epidemiology, pathogenesis, and differential diagnosis of osteoarthritis
Understand the therapeutic approach to osteoarthritis, including non- pharmacological treatments
Understand the major imaging (X ray, CT, MRI, ultrasound), invasive (arthrocentesis, etc), and laboratory (autoantibody, CRP) findings that are helpful in the diagnosis and management of patients with osteoarthritis
Understand the cardiovascular and metabolic comorbidities of osteoarthritis
Topic 10. ORTHOPEDICS Bone and soft tissue tumors
Understand the classification of tumors involving the musculoskeletal system
Understand the epidemiology and the staging of tumors
Describe selected tumors (osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, Ewing sarcoma) and bone metastasis
Describe the principle of treatment and the therapeutic advances
Topic 11. ORTHOPEDICS Joint biomechanics and semeiotics: the hip
Understand signs and symptoms of early joint compromise
Describe CAM and Pincer lesion and their treatment
Describe principles of total hip replacement
Understand the major imaging (X ray, CT, MRI, ultrasound) of FAI - Hip arthritis and THR
Topic 12. ORTHOPEDICS Tendons and muscular abuse: sport medicine
Describe the macroscopic and microscopic structures of ligament and tendons
Understand the biomechanics of the muscular tendon unit
Describe damage mechanism and soft tissue repair biology
Describe the typical tendon abusers lesions in children and adults
Describe basic principles of treatment
Topic 13. ORTHOPEDICS Joint biomechanics and semeiotics: the shoulder
Describe basic anatomy of the intrinsic and extrinsic muscles of the shoulder girdle
Understand the biomechanics of the multiple joints complex of the shoulder
Understand the shoulder malfunction and consequent pathology (acute and cronic)
Describe the principles of clinical semeiotic and instrumental diagnosis of shoulder pain
Describe principles of conservative and surgical treatment of shoulder affections
Topic 14. ORTHOPEDICS Joint biomechanics and semeiotics: the knee
Describe the basic anatomy of ligaments and tendons of the knee joint
Understand the biomechanics of the multiple structures complex of the knee
Understand the knee malfunction and consequent pathology (acute and cronic)
Describe the principles of clinical semeiotic and instrumental diagnosis of knee pain
Describe the principles of conservative and surgical treatment of knee affections
Topic 15. ORTHOPEDICS Joint biomechanics and semeiotics: the elbow, wrist and hand
Describe the basic anatomy of the intrinsic and extrinsic muscles of the hand/wrist/elbow
Understand the biomechanics of the multiple joints complex of the hand/wrist/elbow
Describe the principles of clinical semeiotic and instrumental diagnosis of hand pain, wrist/elbow pain
Understand the pathogenesis of De Quervain and Dupuytren disease
Describe the median nerve compression in the carpal tunnel syndrome
Describe principles of conservative and surgical treatment of hand affections
Describe tennis elbow - golf elbow and elbow instabilities
Describe ulnar nerve entrapment syndrome at the elbow
Topic 16. ORTHOPEDICS Joint biomechanics and semeiotics: the foot and ankle
Describe the basic anatomy of the foot-ankle
Understand the biomechanics of the multiple joints complex
Understand the principles of gait analysis
Describe the principles of clinical semeiotic and instrumental diagnosis of foot- ankle pain
Describe the principles of conservative and surgical treatment of foot affections as Pes Planus, hallux deformities, pes cavus
Describe how to treat an ankle sprain
Understand the major imaging (X ray, CT, MRI, ultrasound) of foot and ankle
Topic 17. PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE approach. Why and what
The White Book of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine in Europe
Introductions, Executive Summary, and Methodology
Definitions and concepts of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
Why rehabilitation is needed by individual and society
A primary medical specialty: the fundamentals of PRMTopic 20. PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE approach. Who and how
History of the specialty: where PRM comes from
The PRM organizations in Europe: structure and activities
Knowledge and skills of PRM physicians
The clinical field of competence: PRM in practice
Topic 18. PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE in the health care system and basis of PRM approach
The PRM specialty in the healthcare system and society
Education and continuous professional development: shaping the future of PRM
Science and research in PRM: specificities and challenges
Evidence based medicine in PRM
Basis of PRM in main musculoskeletal diseases of rehabilitation interest
Basis of PRM in main neurological diseases of rehabilitation interest
Basis of PRM inv the other main diseases of rehabilitation interest

PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE
GENERAL LEARNING GOALS
Learn what is physical and rehabilitation medicine;
Learn the concepts of disability and functioning;
Learn the basic knowledge and skills of physical and rehabilitation medicine;
Learn the fields of implementation of physical and rehabilitation medicine;
Learn the the principles of an evidence medicine approach in physical and rehabilitation medicine.
Topic 17. PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE approach. Why and what
The White Book of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine in Europe
Introductions, Executive Summary, and Methodology
Definitions and concepts of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
Why rehabilitation is needed by individual and society
A primary medical specialty: the fundamentals of PRMTopic 20. PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE approach. Who and how
History of the specialty: where PRM comes from
The PRM organizations in Europe: structure and activities
Knowledge and skills of PRM physicians
The clinical field of competence: PRM in practice
Topic 18. PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE in the health care system and basis of PRM approach
The PRM specialty in the healthcare system and society
Education and continuous professional development: shaping the future of PRM
Science and research in PRM: specificities and challenges
Evidence based medicine in PRM
Basis of PRM in main musculoskeletal diseases of rehabilitation interest
Basis of PRM in main neurological diseases of rehabilitation interest
Basis of PRM inv the other main diseases of rehabilitation interest