| CODE | OCT3058 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Medical Speciality Area: Orthopaedics | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 2 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Occupational Therapy | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit is a comprehensive review of fractures and orthopaedic conditions which are referred for rehabilitation to occupational therapy clinics. The unit considers in detail clinical manifestations and treatment options including surgery. The following topics will be covered: FRACTURES Pathology of fractures and fracture healing; clinical and radiological features;principles of treatment; complications; joint Injuries; fractures of cervical spine, spine and thorax, shoulder, upper arm, elbow, forearm, wrist, hand, pelvis, thigh, knee, leg, ankle and foot; paraplegia from spinal injury. ORTHOPAEDICS General Survey of orthopaedic disorders; Injuries; Deformities;Affection of joints, bone and soft tissues;Neurological disorders; Neck and Cervical spine (deformities, infections, arthritis, mechanical derangement, tumours);The shoulder region (arthritis, mechanical derangements, frozen shoulder, disorders of specific forms);The upper arm and elbow (deformities, arthritis, mechanical derangements, extra-articular disorders);The forearm, wrist and hand (articular and extra - articular disorders);The hip region (shortening, posture, gait, extra-articular disorders);The thigh and knee;The leg, ankle and foot Study-unit Aims The unit aims to give the student a concise but comprehensive account of causes of fractures, their care and rehabilitation, as well as an overview of orthopaedic conditions. This knowledge will serve as an important pre-requisite for occupational therapy theory and practice. Learning Outcomes 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Illustrate the causes, mechanisms,clinical manifestations, treatment options (including surgery) of fractures - Illustrate the characteristics of common orthopaedic conditions met in acute and rehabilitation settings 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Describe the characteristics of fractures, causes, their care and rehabilitation - Describe precautionary measures involved in the handling and rehabilitation of fractures - Describe signs and symptoms of different orthopaedic conditions - Identify treatment options for different orthopaedic conditions - Identify expected prognostic features of orthopaedic conditions - Carry out a basic assessment of clients in this domain Main Text/s and any supplementary readings An illustrated coloured text, Orthopaedics and Trauma by Ronald Mcrae and Andrew W.G. Kinninmonth. Churchill Livingstone (1996) |
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| RULES/CONDITIONS | Before TAKING THIS UNIT YOU MUST TAKE ANA1503 AND TAKE ANA1505 AND TAKE ANA1506 AND TAKE ANA2509 AND TAKE PAT2121 | ||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Jesmond Attard |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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