Pediatric Orthopedics and Traumatology
Study Course Implementer
Residency Speciality
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About Study Course
Objective
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.- to define conservative and surgical treatment indications in locomotor system pathologies for children at various ages. - to draft the examination and treatment plan for patients with acute locomotor system disorders. - To describe the peculiarities of the pediatric pre-operative work up, emphasizing the differences of urgent and emergency operations in traumatology, as well as the basic principles of treatment in the pre- and post-operative periods. - To orientate with the diagnostic methods and instruments used in emergency pediatric surgery, as well as the surgical treatment options and principles. To learn: • detailed theoretical knowledge of urgent situations in acute and chronic locomotor system pathologies for children; • conservative and surgical treatment indications and use of surgical emergencies in traumatology and orthopedics for children at various ages; • diagnostic methods, instruments and apparatuses, and practical skills for diagnostic and treatment manipulations used in pediatric traumatology and orthopedics; • to draft an examination and treatment plan for patients with acute and chronic locomotor system pathologies; • to provide qualified emergency surgical assistance for patients with acute locomotor system organ pathologies for children at various ages.
Skills
1.- To perform qualified urgent diagnostics and help in locomotor system surgical pathologies for children at various ages. - To determine the indications for surgical treatment of locomotor system. - To perform urgent therapeutic surgical procedures in locomotor system pathologies for children at various ages. - to designate quality post-operative treatment for patients after locomotor system surgeries.
Competences
1.- To provide emergency surgical assistance for patients with locomotor system pathologies for children at various ages.
Assessment
Individual work
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To prepare literature review regarding 1-3 actual topics in the course.
To prepare clinical case report about topics of the seminar.
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Examination
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- Written examination containing questions regarding the program, knowledge is evaluated using the 10-point system.
- Practical skills are also evaluated using the 10-point system.
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Study Course Theme Plan
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Seminar
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Congenital bone orthopedic deformities, treatment.
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Lower limb angular and rotational deformities
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Children's fractures and damage of growth area treatment.
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Bone fracture reconstructive surgeries.
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Femur head juvenile epiphysiolysis. Legg – Calve – Pertes disease. Osteochondropathy.
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Congenital hip joint dysplasia. Congenital foot dysplasia
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Wrist bones fractures.
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Lower limb length difference in children. Lenght adjustment possibilities
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Upper limb bone fractures.
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The foot bone fractures, ankle bones fractures.
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Bone dysplastic pathologies, metabolic disorders
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Fractures of pelvic bones.
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Bibliography
Required Reading
Diagnostic Imaging: Musculoskeletal Trauma. 3rd Edition. Authors Donna Blankenbaker and Kirkland Davis. Published 9th aprīlis 2021
Green's Skeletal Trauma in Children. 6th Edition. Author Gregory Mencio. Published 8th oktobris 2019
Additional Reading
Pediatric Orthopedics, An Issue of Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery. Volume 39-1. 1st Edition. Author Mark E. Solomon. Published 25th novembris 2021
Pediatric Orthopedics, An Issue of Pediatric Clinics of North America. Volume 66-5. 1st. Edition. Author Paul Haynes. Published 1st oktobris 2019
Skeletal Trauma. 1st Edition. Author Guillaume Bierry. Published 7th janvāris 2021