Ateneo - UPO

• Generalities of Anatomy of the musculoskeletal system
• Fractures and dislocations of the various districts of the musculoskeletal system and their complications (principles of treatment, nursing assistance to the bedridden patient after elective and trauma surgery)
• Pediatric orthopedics (Congenital hip dysplasia, Congenital clubfoot, Scoliosis and kyphosis, Epiphysiolysis, Flat foot, Pediatric traumatology, Principles of assistance to the pediatric patient)
• Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis
• Osteoarticular infections (osteomyelitis and septic arthritis)
• Low back pain (sciatica and cruralgia) and cervical-cervicobrachialgia
• Locomotor system neoplasms (exostosis, enchondroma, chondroblastoma, chondrosarcoma, osteoid osteoma, osteoblastoma, osteosarcoma, Ewing's sarcoma, giant cell tumor, non-ossifying fibroma, fibrous dysplasia, simple and aneurysmal bone cysts, multiple myeloma, bone metastases)
• Canalicular syndromes (Carpal tunnel syndrome, cubital tunnel syndrome, Guyon's canal syndrome, Posterior interosseous nerve compression)
• Osteoporosis

Manuale di ortopedia e traumatologia di Federico A. Grassi (Autore), Ugo E. Pazzaglia (Autore), Giorgio Pilato (Autore), Giovanni Zatti (Autore), Terza Edizione
in alternativa:
Clinica Ortopedica di Morlacchi, Mancini; Editore: Piccin

Acquire knowledge of the topics covered by the program with the related clinical-practical application skills.
Nursing management of the orthopedic-trauma patient.

Knowledge of the locomotor system.

Frontal lessons with PPT computer support.

To support teaching, supplementary teaching activities are planned aimed at acquiring technical-gestural skills.
Students with physical disabilities, Learning Disabilities or Special Education Needs can request
specific services and tools via the Staff Sviluppo e Coordinamento Carriere e Servizi alle Studentesse
e agli Studenti, consulting the University webpage: https://www.uniupo.it/en/services/services students-physical-or-learning-disabilities
Students with disabilities, learning disabilities or special education needs, once they have contacted
the University Staff, can refer to the tutor in charge of the course to define the examination
modalities, concerning academic aspects

Multiple choice quiz.

Generality of the musculoskeletal system (MSS) and MSSgeneral traumatic pathology.
Sprain traumas and dislocations, distractive traumas and musculotendon injuries.
Fractures: generalities and classifications; Nursing management of the fractured patient.
Complications of fractures, epiphyseal detachments; principles of treatment and healing of fractures.
Systematic treatment of fractures. Care pathway for fractures of the proximal femur in the elderly.
Pediatric orthopedics: Congenital Hip Dysplasia, clubfoot, congenital torticollis, scoliosis.
Osteoarthritis; Rheumatoid arthritis.
Low back pain (sciatica/cruralgia) and neck pain/brachial pain, canalicular syndromes.
Skeletal tumors; Bone and joint infections; Osteoporosis.

Knowing how to manage patients suffering from diseases of the musculoskeletal system from a nursing point of view.