Outline of trauma and orthopedics

Overview of and topical guide to trauma and orthopedics

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to trauma and orthopaedics:

Orthopedic surgery – branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system. Orthopedic surgeons use both surgical and nonsurgical means to treat musculoskeletal injuries, sports injuries, degenerative diseases, infections, bone tumours, and congenital limb deformities. Trauma surgery and traumatology is a sub-specialty dealing with the operative management of fractures, major trauma and the multiply-injured patient.

Branches of trauma and orthopaedics

• Elective
  • Foot and ankle
  • Soft-tissue knee reconstruction
  • Knee arthroplasty
  • Hip arthroplasty
  • Spinal
  • Upper limb (shoulder & elbow)
  • Wrist & hand
  • Osteosarcoma and limb reconstruction
  • Peripheral nerve injury
• Trauma surgery
• Paediatric and congenital osteochondrodysplasia

History of trauma and orthopaedics

History of trauma and orthopaedics

General trauma and orthopaedics concepts

• Principles of managing trauma
  • Advanced trauma life support
  • Emergency management
  • Triage
• Basic sciences in orthopaedics
  • Anatomy
    • Cartilage
    • Bone
      • Osseous tissue
      • Cortical bone, Cancellous bone
      • Epiphysis, Metaphysis, Diaphysis
      • Long bone, Short bone, Flat bone, Irregular bone, Sesamoid bone
    • Joint
      • Synovial joint
      • Fibrous joint
      • Cartilaginous joint
  • Physiology
    • Bone healing
      • Ossification
  • Pathology
    • Bone fracture
      • Spiral fracture, Avulsion fracture, Stress fracture, Burst fracture, Compression fracture
      • Pathologic fracture
    • Arthritis
      • Osteoarthritis
      • Septic arthritis
    • Osteochondropathy
      • Osteopathies (Osteoporosis, Osteomyelitis, Pseudarthrosis)
      • Chondropathies
    • Sarcomas
      • Bone tumor (Osteoma)
      • Cartilage tumor (Chondroma)
• Orthopaedic principles
  • Diagnostics
    • Examination
    • Radiography
  • Reduction
    • Splinting and casting
    • Traction
  • Fixation
    • Internal fixation
      • Intramedullary rod
    • External fixation
  • Rehabilitation
    • Physical therapy
    • Orthotics
  • Descriptive terms
    • Displacement
    • Comminution
• General procedure types
  • Arthroplasty
  • Arthrocentesis
  • Osteotomy
  • Distraction osteogenesis
  • Bone grafting
  • Arthrodesis
• Biomechanics
• List of orthopedic implants
• Computer-assisted orthopedic surgery

Trauma and Orthopaedics organizations

• British Orthopaedic Association
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• AO Foundation

Trauma and Orthopaedics publications

• Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery