CONTENT

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BASICS

Orthopaedic Emergencies and Red Flags 

Fracture principles -  Video

Approach to orthopaedic x-rays - Video 

Complications of fractures

Open fractures -  Video

Approach to the multiple injured patient -  Video

Orthopaedic history and examination

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INJURIES

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Adult injuries

 Injuries around the shoulder girdle  Poster

Humeral shaft fractures

Elbow injuries

Forearm injuries

Distal radius fractures

Pelvis and acetabulum fractures

Hip fractures and dislocations

Femur fractures

Knee dislocations

Ankle and Plafond fractures

Foot fractures

Lower limb soft tissue injuries

Upper limb soft tissue injuries

Common soft tissue injuries

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Paediatric injuries and conditions 

Approach to an injured child

Paediatric fractures: a general approach

Non-accidental injuries in children

Proximal upper limb injuries 

Forearm injuries Video

Lower limb injuries

Clubfoot in children Toe walking poster

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BONE AND JOINT INFECTIONS 

Basics - Video

Acute infections in adults Video

Chronic infections in adults 

Orthopaedic Infections in Children Video

Hand infections Video

HIV in Orthopaedic Patients

Spinal Tuberculosis - Video Poster

Extra-spinal TB in children (study poster)

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Masses 

Approach to a mass - Video

Common Bone Tumors - Video

Swollen painful limb in a child

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HAND INJURIES & CONDITIONS

Acute tendon injuries

Metacarpal and phalangeal fractures

Scaphoid fractures

Carpal tunnel syndrome

Dupuytren's disease

Thumb arthritis

Wrist ganglions

Nerve Injuries of the hand and forearm

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ATRAUMATIC CONDITIONS

Osteoarthritis

Approach to patient with multiple painful joints

Approach to swollen painful knee

Approach to shoulder pain (poster)

Approach to hip pain (poster)

Idiopathic toe walking in children (poster)

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Skills

Examination: 

Hand, Shoulder, Elbow, 

Spine, Hip, Knee, Gait

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Emergency skills  

Plaster application

Slings

traction femur

cones calipers c-spine

clearing c-spine 

wound debridement

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Recent Studies Related from Department

HIV and fracture healing (poster)

Childhood joint infections diagnostic criteria (poster)

Spinal Cord Injuries in the Western Cape (poster)

TB of bone and joints in children (poster)

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