Lesson plan / ORTHOPEDICS

Lesson Information

Course Credit 2.0
Course ECTS Credit 2.0
Teaching Language of Instruction Türkçe
Level of Course Bachelor's Degree, TYYÇ: Level 6, EQF-LLL: Level 6, QF-EHEA: First Cycle
Type of Course Compulsory
Mode of Delivery Face-to-face
Does the course require compulsory or optional work experience? Z
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Purpose and Content

The aim of the course The aim of this course; is to enable students to understand the main orthopedic diseases and traumas and teach the underlying principles of rehabilitation.
Course Content This course covers the following topics: 'Fractures, dislocations and orthopaedic treatment', 'Post-traumatic first aid', 'Endoprostheses', 'Bone tumours', 'Congenital anomalies of the upper and lower limbs', 'Poliomyelitis', 'Cerebral paralysis', 'Sports injuries', 'Amputations', 'Scoliosis', 'Hand injuries', 'Osteomyelitis and inflammatory arthropathies', 'Compartment syndromes' and 'Wolkman’s ischemic contracture'.

Weekly Course Subjects

1Introduction to orthopedics and traumatology and basic concepts.
2Musculoskeletal system.
3Fractures and fracture healing in children and adults.
4Upper extremity traumas and surgical approaches.
5Lower extremity traumas and surgical approaches.
6Orthopedic approaches in sports injuries.
7Orthopedic approach in neuromuscular diseases.
8Orthopedic approaches in bone and joint infections.
9Midterm
10Orthopedic approach in benign and malignant bone tumors.
11Development disorders and spinal deformities in the skeletal system.
12Foot deformities.
13Osteoporosis and osteoarthritis.
14Developmental hip dysplasia and surgical approaches.

Resources

1. Skinner HB. McMahon PJ. Current Ortopedi Tanı ve Tedavi, Güneş Tıp Kitabevleri, 2015.
2.Weinstein SL. Buckwalte JA. TUREK'S ORTHOPAEDICS / Principles and Their Application, J.B.LIPPINCOTT COMPANY, 1994.
3. Brotzman S. Manske R. Clinical orthopaedic rehabilitation : an evidence-based approach, Mosby, 2011.
4. Bek N. Ayak bileği ve ayak problemleri, Hipokrat Kitabevi, Ankara, 2018.