Special Orthopedics

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1. Individual work	-	-
On independently acquired study material, a student prepares summaries and reports, and presents it during the seminar, after which there are discussion and exchanging opinions about the topic. The task of the independent work is to acquire skill to work with medical literature, compare and evaluate theoretical information application possibilities in practical work.

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Student knowledge in theoretical and practical field is evaluated by a lecturer in every lecture or practical lesson. To finish this learning cycle students are writing the test. The tests contains analysis of a clinical case, physical examination, working diagnosis, etc. To get a positive evaluation at the end of the study course and exam the lecturer evaluates: • attitude to study process (10%); • development dynamics (10%); • active work in practical lessons (30%); • student's individual work (20%); • the final exam(30%).

Introduction to the special orthopedics. Bone healing. Methods of patient examination in traumatology and orthopedics.

Limb length, joint movement volume and muscle strength testing. Clinical gait analysis method. Valgus and varus deformities of the limbs, their causes and effects of orthoses used in the correction. Patient demonstration.

Hip joint osteoarthritis, clinical and x-ray findings, treatment, complications. Endoprostheses types. Thigh fracture treatment, complications. The patient's gait analysis in investigation office before and after the large joints of the EP's operations.

Osteoarthritis pathogenesis and treatment.

Pediatric orthopedic diseases (DCC, LCC, clubfoot) and the consequences for an adult.

Orthosis use to congenital orthopedic diseases and M-bus Kohler I-II, Morbus Scheuerman, Morbus Calve, Morbus Osgood-Schlatter, technical orthopedics role in the treatment of these diseases.

Difficulties in traumatology and orthopedics, purulent infection.

Knee injury consequences contracture. Meniscus and ligament injury diagnosis and treatment arthroscopy technique. Shin bone fracture treatment, late complications of slow-healing, pseudarthrosis, osteomyelitis. Patient demonstration.

Spinal surgical principles. Scoliosis classification, etiopathogenesis, diagnostics, treatment.

Causes of back pain. Spondylosis, spondylolisthesis – etiopathogenesis, diagnostics, treatment. M-bus Bechterev. Osteoporotic vertebral fractures. Waist corset. Patient demonstration.

Examinations of podometrics or pedobarography in statics and dynamics. Orthopedic footwear, gaiters, leg length adjustment and evaluation.

Shoulder joint tendonitis. Humerus injury and illness, indicating the EP. Soft orthoses in shoulder joint pathology treatment.

Contortion of elbow joint and consequences. Orthoses choice in the treatment of upper limb abnormalities.

Forearm bone fracture in typical place Montedži and Galeacci fracture treatment. Traumatic finger amputations. Tendon damage. Bone tumours, enhondromas, the treatment tactics.

Exam. Course summary. Practical and theory test with clinical cases analysis.