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TRAUMA TRAUMA TRAUMA

Open Extremity Injury Fracture Treatment and Rehabilitation Fracture

Principles - minimally invasive surgery
Long Bone Fracture
- delayed union and management
Polytrauma (ATLS) Principles Modalities of Treatment - non union and management
- principles of occupational therapy - implant infection and management
Open Fracture Classification and Management
- principles of traction in orthopaedics
Common Fractures - buddy splint
- neck of femur fracture
- intertrochanteric fracture Fragility Fracture
- distal radius fracture
- ankle fracture Other Specific Fractures
- common hand fracture - management principles of periarticular and
- common foot fracture intra-articular fractures
- clavicle fracture
Joint Dislocation - elbow fracture (adult)
- shoulder - proximal humerus fracture
- elbow - pelvic fracture
- hip - subtrochanteric fracture
- knee - tibial plateau fracture
- stress fracture
Fracture Complications - Pilon fracture
Compartmental Syndrome
Ischaemic Limb
- thrombosis and embolism
Fat Embolism
Principles of Plaster Techniques

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SPINE SPINE SPINE

Cervical Spondylosis Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Chance Fracture

Cervical Radiculopathy Ankylosing Spondylitis Fracture Dislocation / Subluxation
Cervical Myelopathy Pathological Spine Fracture Principles of Spinal Decompression, Fusion
and Instrumentation
Whiplash Cervical Spine Injury Osteomyelitis (also refer to section on
orthopaedic infection) Senile Kyphosis
Lumbar Spondylosis
Primary Tumours of the Spine
Lumbar Radiculopathy
PID Thoracic Spine
Lumbar Stenosis
Seronegative Spondyloarthropathies
Pathological Back Pain (Red Flag Sign)
Emergency
- cauda equina syndrome
- epidural abscess
- traumatic spinal cord injury
Fractures
- compression type
- burst type

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HIP/KNEE AND FOOT/ANKLE HIP/KNEE AND FOOT/ANKLE HIP/KNEE AND FOOT/ANKLE

Degenerative and Inflammatory Joint Diseases Knee Surgical Technique for Joint Arthroplasty
- aetiology - avascular necrosis
- diagnosis
Management Principles in Revision Joint
- management Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction Arthroplasty
- conservative Ankylosing Spondylitis Management Principles of Avascular Necrosis
- basic principles of surgical treatment of Bone – Surgical Techniques
Management Principles of Infection in Joint
Hip Arthroplasty Corrective Osteotomy
- rheumatoid arthritis
- systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) Complex Knee Deformity
Baker’s cyst
- osteoarthritis
Basic Biomechanics
- avascular necrosis
Hip
- dysplastic AIDS and Orthopaedics
- abductor / adductor strain
Knee - ilio-tibial band snapping (snapping hip)
Arthroscopic Procedures
- instability injury
- anterior cruciate and posterior cruciate
Knee and Ankle Ligament Reconstruction
ligament
- medial collateral ligament
- anterior knee pain
- chondromalacia patella
- meniscal tear
- rheumatoid arthritis
- osteoarthritis
Septic Arthritis
Crystal Arthropathy

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Ankle Condition
- recurrent ankle sprain (ATLF instability)
Foot Deformity
- hallux valgus
- Charcot foot
- diabetic foot
Enthesiopathy
- Achilles tendonitis
- plantar fasciitis

Procedure
- intra-articular injection

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PAEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDICS PAEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDICS PAEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDICS

Common Paediatric Fractures Genu Varum Growth Chart and Assessment of Bone Age in
- radius Children
Congenital Talipes Equino Varus (clubfoot)
- supracondylar humerus
- humerus shaft Pes Planus Limb Lengthening and Corrective Procedures
- femur shaft
Torticollis
- tibia shaft Marfan’s Syndrome
Perthes’ Disease
Common Conditions Arthrogryposis
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE)
- transient synovitis vs septic arthritis
- child with a limp Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH) Osteogenesis Imperfecta
- hip pain
Cerebral Palsy
- limb length discrepancy
- intoeing gait

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SHOULDER & ELBOW SHOULDER & ELBOW SHOULDER & ELBOW
Shoulder Condition Shoulder Shoulder Arthroplasty
- instability (anterior) - biceps tendon rupture
- shoulder dislocation - acromio-clavicular joint dislocation
- subacromial impingement
- rotator cuff tear Elbow
- olecranon bursitis
Enthesiopathy
- tendinitis Enthesiopathy
- frozen shoulder - Golfer’s elbow
- tennis elbow

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HAND HAND HAND

Common Hand and Wrist Fractures Lunate and Perilunar Dislocation Congenital Hand Deformities
- phalanx
- metacarpal Finger Dislocation Brachial Plexus Injury
- distal radius
- scaphoid Mallet Finger Dupuytren Contracture
- Colles’
Finger Amputation Procedure
Common Hand Infection
- hydrocortisone and lignocaine injection
- tenosynovitis
Neurilemoma (H&L)
- pulp abscess
- paronychia
Preservation of an Amputated Part
Hand Nodules - crushed hand
- ganglion - digital nerve injury
- mucocyst
- Heberden’s Rheumatoid Hand
- pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) - boutonniere
- swan-neck
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Z-thumb deformity
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
Enthesiopathy
- De Quervain’s tenosynovitis
- trigger finger / thumb
Osteoarthritis Hand
Nerve / Tendon Cut / Rupture

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ORTHOPAEDIC INFECTION ORTHOPAEDIC INFECTION ORTHOPAEDIC INFECTION

Cellulitis vs Necrotising Fasciitis Post Joint Replacement Antibiotic Prophylaxis Surgical Management of Osteomyelitis
for Dental Procedure
Diabetic Foot Management
- prevention Amputation - Others
- abscess
- ulcer
- gangrene
- toe deformity (claw toe)
- common amputation – Ray, below knee,
above knee
- amputee stump care

Toe Infection
- paroncyhia
- pulp abscess

Acute / Chronic Osteomyelitis

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ORTHOPAEDIC ONCOLOGY ORTHOPAEDIC ONCOLOGY ORTHOPAEDIC ONCOLOGY

General Common Benign and Malignant Primary Details of Musculo-skeletal Oncology

- red flags in evaluation of tumours Tumours of Bone Cysts, Ganglions, etc
- cases that need to be referred for imaging and Limb Salvage Surgery for Malignancy
tertiary care Principles of Oncology Biopsy

Bone Tumours
- clinical evaluation and examination
- reading of plain x-rays and formulation of
basic management plan

Soft Tissue Tumours

- clinical evaluation and examination
- formulation of basic management plan

Osteoporosis
- impact of fractures (hip, spine and wrist)
- fragility fracture
- epidemiology, aetiology
- diagnosis
- management

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