17609 - Locomotor System Diseases (LZ-A)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student has acquired the basic knowledge on the medical evaluation of the major diseases of the Musculoskeletal system. The student is able to recognize the methods of diagnostic concerning these diseases, the main conservative and surgical treatment options, the principles of diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of the trauma related to the Musculoskeletal system.

Course contents

1. Anatomy, Hystology, Embriology
2. Osteopathy and genotipic desease
3. Congenital deformity (spine, myogenic neck, hip dysplasia, clubfoot)
4. Growing Desease (scoliosis, Scheuermann, spondylolisis-listesis, epiphysiolisits, osteocondrosis, dismetric leg, varus-valgus knee, claw foot, flat foot)
5. Neuromuscular desease: perinatal pulsy, spastic pulsy, poliomielitis
6. Vascular support desease (osteonecrosis, algodystrofhy)
7. Arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, shoulder impingment, anchilopoietic spine, cervical and lumbar spine ernjation, anterior foot deformity)
8. Infective desease (osteomielitis, tubercolosis)
9. Endocrinal and metabolic desease (hyper paratiroid, rachitism, osteophorosis, Paget desease, gout
10. Tumor and pseudotumor lesion (classification, diagnosis, stage, therapy, metastic lesions)
11. Traunatic lesion (general principles, therapy, mid shaft fracture, femoral fracture, fracture and verterbral luxation, meniscal and ligaments knee lesion)
12. General principles of hand surgery and upper limb
13. General priciples of rehabilitation

Readings/Bibliography

Ortopedia e traumatologia - di P. Randelli e A. Della Valle (PICCIN).

Teaching methods

Frontal Lectures

Assessment methods

The final exam consists of an oral exam in which the student will be asked to discuss a topic taken from the program. As part of the test, questions will also be asked to verify the degree of deepening of the knowledge of the proposed topic and of the other topics of the program, the critical ability to link different knowledge together and the achievement of an organic understanding of the topics covered in class.

The exam will be considered passed if the student will demonstrate sufficient knowledge in each topic.

The achievement by the student of an organic vision of the topics covered in class, together with their critical use, the ability to make connections, the demonstration of possession of an expressive mastery and specific language will be evaluated with marks of excellence. The final mark of the Integrated Course, of which this teaching is a part, is the result of the weighted average between the individual modules. The attribution of honors is a discretionary faculty of the Commission.

Definition of the final grade:

Preparation on a very limited number of topics covered in the course and analytical skills that emerge only with the help of the teacher, expression in overall correct language → 18-19;
Preparation on a limited number of topics covered in the course and autonomous analysis skills only on purely executive issues, expression in correct language → 20-24;
Knowledge of a large number of topics addressed in the course, ability to make independent choices of critical analysis, mastery of specific terminology → 25-29;
Substantially exhaustive preparation on the topics covered in the course, ability to make independent choices of critical analysis and connections, full mastery of the specific terminology and ability to argue and self-reflect → 30-30L.

The exam in its entire components or modules must be taken within the same session. This means that all modules of the integrated course must be taken in the same month. If it is not done in this way, the student will have to take all the modules of the integrated course again.

Teaching tools

Frontal Lectures, handouts

Office hours

See the website of Stefano Zaffagnini