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Clerkship

Name:

OrthopaedicsOne Clerkship

Description:

Basics for a medical student clerkship rotation in orthopaedics

Creator (Creation Date):

orthonet (Jul 25, 2009)

Last Modifier (Mod. Date):

orthonet (Oct 29, 2012)

Available Pages:

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- General Clerkship Tips
- Notes and Orders
  - Admission Orders (AD DAVIID)
  - Consultation Note
  - Daily Progress Note POD
  - Discharge Orders
  - Insulin Sliding Scale
  - On-Call Orders
- Orthopaedic Overview
  - Anatomic Approaches
  - Peripheral Nerves of the Upper Extremity
  - Peripheral Nerves and Arteries of the Lower Extremity
  - Orthopaedic Assessment
  - Fracture Description
  - Management of Fractures
  - Fracture Healing
  - Fracture Complications
- Arthroplasty
  - Osteoarthritis (OA)
  - Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA)
  - Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA)
- Operating Room
  - At the Time of the Operation
  - Common Causes of Post-op Fever
  - OR Note
  - Post-OP Orders
  - Pre-op Orders
- Orthopaedic Emergencies
  - Open fractures
  - Compartment Syndrome
  - Osteomyelitis
  - Multiple Long Bone Fractures and Unstable Pelvic Fracture
  - Septic Joint
  - Cauda Equina Syndrome
  - Hip Dislocation
  - The Acute Joint
  - Joint fluid analysis
- Paediatrics
  - Approach to the Limping Child
  - Fractures in Children
  - Selected Pediatric Conditions
- Commonly Ordered Medications
  - Post-operatively
  - Common Prescriptions
  - Outpatient Clinic
  - Rules and Conversions
- Splinting Fundamentals
  - Types of Splint
  - Splinting Complications
  - Splinting Materials
  - Splinting Process
- Fractures
  - Humeral shaft fracture
  - Humerus Proximal Fractures
  - Colles fracture
    - Radiologic evaluation of a distal radius fracture - What junior doctors should know
  - Wrist Fractures
  - Describing a fracture
  - Tibial Plateau Fractures
  - Hip fractures
  - Olecranon fractures
  - Pelvic Fractures
  - Patella fractures
  - Ankle fractures
  - Proximal humerus fracture
  - Radial head fractures
  - Scaphoid fractures
  - Tibia fractures
- Spine
  - C-Spine
  - Thoracic and Lumbar spine
- Sports Medicine
  - Acromioclavicular joint separation
  - Achilles Tendon Rupture
  - Collateral Ligament Tears
  - Cruciate Ligament Tears
  - Elbow dislocation
  - Knee Injuries
  - Meniscal Tears
  - Patellar Dislocation
  - Dislocated Knee
  - Patellofemoral Syndrome (Chondromalacia Patellae)
  - Quadriceps and Patellar Tendon Rupture
  - Rotator Cuff Disease
  - Shoulder Dislocation
- Penn Med Self Study Questions
  - A patient falls on his outstretched hand and has normal appear xrays
  - Back pain
  - Besides osteonecrosis, what other mechanisms may enable a dislocation to cause arthritis
  - Both gout and septic arthritis can cause acute pain and swelling of a joint
  - Cervical radiculopathy is certainly on the differential diagnosis
  - Contrast osteoarthritis with rheumatoid arthritis
  - Define and contrast osteoporosis and osteomalacia
  - Define joint dislocation subluxation and reduction
  - Describe the differences between primary and secondary bone healing
  - Describe the process of bone remodeling
  - Describe the relationship between menopause and hip fracture risk
  - Given the typical (degenerative) etiology of osteoarthritis, how then might a 20 year old person have this condition
  - How can a femoral shaft fracture be lethal
  - How is osteoporosis diagnosed, prevented and treated
  - How is septic arthritis diagnosed definitively
  - How is septic arthritis treated
  - Plating a fracture clearly disrupts the soft tissue envelope around a fracture
  - Provide a brief description of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
  - the motor and sensory findings of each nerve root level
  - Tinnel’s sign is not a true sign
  - What are the cardinal signs of osteoarthritis of the knee on plain radiographs
  - What are the classic motor and sensory findings of L4 L5 and S1 compression
  - What are the necessary conditions for appropriate bone healing
  - What are the three fractures typically associated with osteoporosis
  - What are the three tasks of bone
  - What else besides intrinsic bone problems could cause hip fracture
  - What is a Charcot joint
  - What is a Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis
  - What is a stress fracture
  - What is Club foot
  - What is compartment syndrome
  - What is Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
  - What is idiopathic scoliosis
  - What is neurogenic claudication
  - What is osteomyelitis
  - What is osteonecrosis
  - What is Pagets disease of the bone
  - What is Perthes
  - What is rotator cuff tendinitis
  - What is septic arthritis
  - What is the definitional distinction between grade I, II and III sprains
  - What is the function of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament
  - What is the function of the meniscus in the knee
  - What is the role of body mass vis a vis osteoarthritis
  - Why do 40 year old men rupture their Achilles tendons
  - Why is a traumatic hip dislocation typically worse than a shoulder dislocation
  - Why is it that a tear of the ACL typically requires surgical replacement
  - Why is osteoarthritis painful
  - Why might a 12 year old boy with a swollen ankle and pain on the distal fibula be treated with a cast despite normal xrays
  - Why might a grade I ankle sprain cause long term impairment
  - Why might Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip, a Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis and Perthes Disease cause arthritis of the adult hip
- Repository of Teaching Materials for Medical School Courses and Clerkships
  - Ortho 200
    - Evidence Based Medicine Educational Prescriptions
- Recommended Resources
  - Orthopaedic Residency - How to Get Into a Program and Succeed Once You Are There
  - Queen's University MSK Unit Modules
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