Orthopaedic II

At the of this course, student should be able to: 1. recognise orthopaedic / pathologic conditions that will lead to deformities like TB of spine, scoliosis, spondylosis; 2. explain and appreciate the etiology and clinical manifestations of different orthopaedic diseases; and 3. identify prosthetics and orthotics products for use against the different deformities emanating from pathologic conditions.

Identification of orthopaedic conditions affecting the Spine e. g. TB of the spine, prolapsed disc, lordosis, scoliosis, kyphosis, spondylosis, spondylolithesis. Aetiology and clinical manifestations of the Orthopaedic conditions. Materials necessary for the treatment of each of the following condition; plaster casts, collars, and corsets. Production of materials necessary for the treatment of spinal orthopaedic conditions. Orthopaedic conditions affecting the joints such as osteoarthritis, septic arthritis, inflammatory arthritis, angular deformities, genuvarum & genuvalgum; description of the aetiology and clinical manifestations of the orthopaedic conditions listed above. Orthopaedic conditions resulting from metabolic disorders; such as rickets, osteoporosis, osteomalacia, pagets disease and materials necessary for the treatment of each conditions.