SEMINAR GUIDES FOR YEAR 3 MBBS, ORTHOPAEDICS

INJURIES AND SOFT TISSUE PROBLEMS OF UPPER LIMB

Surface anatomy of shoulder
Anatomy of shoulder joint: Range of movements, Rotator cuff muscles
Clavicle fractures,
Glenohumeral dislocations
Rotator cuff syndrome
Injuries at proximal humerus and shaft of humerus

Surface anatomy of elbow
Anatomy of elbow joint: ROM
Paediatric supracondylar fracture of humerus and complications
Tennis elbow
Golfers elbow

Surface anatomy of the wrist and hand
Anatomy of the wrist: carpal tunnel, extensor compartments of the wrist
Types of fracture distal end of radius: emphasize on Colless fracture
Carpal tunnel syndrome
DeQuervains tenosynovitis

COMMON HIP AND THIGH CONDITIONS

Surface anatomy of pelvis and hip
Anatomy of hip joint: range of movements, blood supply of head of femur
Fractures of proximal end of femur: intracapsular / extracapsular
Discuss fracture neck of femur: symptoms and signs, investigations and
management
Discuss intertrochanteric fracture of femur: symptoms and signs,
investigations and management
Discuss fracture shaft of femur: symptoms and signs, investigations and
management

COMMON KNEE, ANKLE AND FOOT CONDITIONS

Anatomy of knee joint
Ligament injuries: cruciate ligament injury, collateral ligament injury
Meniscal injuries
Fracture of patella
Open fractures of tibia: Gustillo classification, principles of management
Anatomy of ankle joint
Fracture malleoli
Plantar fasciitis
CTEV



INFECTION OF BONE AND JOINT

Applied anatomy- osteon, arrangement of vessel at metaphysis
Types of osteomyelitis
Pathophysiology of acute haematogenous osteomyelitis, signs and symptoms,
investigation, management, complications
Chronic osteomyelitis: signs & symptoms, management, complications
Acute septic arthritis
Tuberculous arthritis
Potts spine

BACK PAIN

Anatomy of the spine: Dermatomes, myotomes
Causes of back pain
Prolapsed intervertebral disc
Spinal injuries: Stable and unstable fracture of spine
Principles of primary management of spinal injuries,
Care of paraplegics

ARTHRITIS

Anatomy:
Types of joints
Anatomy of knee joint
Classification of arthritis
Primary osteoarthritis of knee: Clinical presentation, examination findings,
differential diagnosis, investigations and management

BONE TUMOURS

Classification
Investigation in general
General principles of management
Discussion about common tumours: osteosarcoma, giant cell tumour,
Ewings sarcoma, osteochondroma, secondaries in bone