DISEASES OF THE LOCOMOTOR APPARATUS
cod. 08725

Academic year 2023/24
3° year of course - Second semester
Professors
Academic discipline
Malattie apparato locomotore (MED/33)
Field
Medico-clinico
Type of training activity
Characterising
35 hours
of face-to-face activities
5 credits
hub: PARMA
course unit
in ITALIAN

Learning objectives

The student will have to know the basic concepts of the main orthopedic and traumatological pathologies mainly in the sports field.

Prerequisites

good knowledge of anatomy

Course unit content

The course aims to provide students with the relevant skills, recognition and interpretation of signs and symptoms and classification of the disease. It is also proposed to provide expertise for the establishment of a effective communication with the patient and his family

Full programme

Congenital dysplasia of the hip.
Congenital twisted foot.
Hollow foot, flat foot.
Hallux valgus. Metatarsalgia.
Torticollis.
Meta-epiphyseal juvenile dystrophy or osteochondrosis (Perthes' disease, epiphysiolysis).
Scoliosis (congenital bone scoliosis, acquired scoliosis, juvenile idiomatic scoliosis, diagnosis, clinical diagnosis and principles of therapy).
Osteoarthritis (general principles, classification, pathological anatomy, clinical and radiographic diagnosis). Vertebral osteoarthritis, arthrosis of the hip, arthrosis of the knee and rizoarthrosis.

Diagnosis and principles of treatment of lumbago, lumbosciatalgi, lombocruralgia and cervicobrachialgia.

General information on primitive and metatastatic tumors of the musculoskeletal system.

General principles of traumatology (bruises, sprains, dislocations and fractures).
Healing processes of a fracture.
Delay of consolidation and pseudoarthrosis; complications of fractures and dislocations. Main fractures of the limbs and vertebro-medullary fractures. Fractures of the proximal femur. Wrist and carpal scaphoid fractures.

Capsule-ligament injuries of the knee and meniscal injuries.

Carpal tunnel syndrome. Dupuytren's disease. Trigger finger. Rheumatoid hand. De Quervain’s disease.

Bibliography

MANUALE DI ORTOPEDIA E TRAUMATOLOGIA", Autori: F. Benazzo, F. Ceccarelli, G. Cerulli, M. D'Arienzo, L. de Palma, F. Franchin, S. Gatto, V. Guzzanti, R. Mora, V. Patella, D. Ronca, M. A. Rosa, G.Sessa, U. Tarantino, C. Villani - Monduzzi Editore - CLINICA ORTOPEDICA Autore: M. Campanacci, Patron Editore - "MANUALE DI ORTOPEDIA E TRAUMATOLOGIA" : Autori: S. Giannini, C. Faldini Edizioni Minerva Medica - "MANUALE DI ORTOPEDIA E TRAUMATOLOGIA" 2a Edizione: Autori F.A. Grassi, U.E. Pazzaglia, G. Pilato, G. Zatti, Ed. Elsevier

Teaching methods

The course will be held through lectures to Students either in the classroom (“in presenza”) or in synchronous-streaming (“in telepresenza”) if necessary on the Teams platform. Therefore, the opportunity of Student/Teacher interaction will be preserved both face to face and remotely, by the simultaneous use of the Teams platform.
Lectures will be supported by slide presentations, which will be available to students on the Elly platform (https://elly.medicina.unipr.it).

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral examination.
In case of the persistence of the health emergency, the exams will be conducted remotely, as follows:
remote oral questions, through the Teams platform (guide http://selma.unipr.it/).
Students with SLD / BSE must first contact Le Eli-che: support for students with disabilities, D.S.A., B.E.S. (https://sea.unipr.it/it/servizi/le-eli-che-supporto-studenti-con-disabilita-dsa-bes)

Other information

contact each professor

2030 agenda goals for sustainable development

see below

Contacts

Toll-free number

800 904 084

Student Registery office

E. [segreteria.medicina@unipr.it] (modificare link a email)
T. +39 0521 903700

Quality assurance office

Manager for the degree course:
Maria Lucrezia Giorgetta

T. +39 0521 033745
E. service didattica.dimec@unipr.it
E. of the manager marialucrezia.giorgetta@unipr.it

Course President

Prof.ssa Giuliana Gobbi
E. giuliana.gobbi@unipr.it

Guidance delegate and tutoring

Prof.ssa Daniela Galli
Email daniela.galli@unipr.it

Prof. Giancarlo Condello
Email giancarlo.condello@unipr.it

Career guidance delegates

Prof.ssa Giuliana Gobbi
Email giuliana.gobbi@unipr.it

Prof. Prisco Mirandola
Email prisco.mirandola@unipr.it

Tutors

Prof.ssa Elena Ferrari
Email elena.ferrari@unipr.it

Prof.ssa Giuliana Gobbi
Email giuliana.gobbi@unipr.it

Prof. Cosimo Costantino
Email cosimo.costantino@unipr.it

Prof.ssa Daniela Galli
Email daniela.galli@unipr.it

Prof.ssa Nicoletta Ronda
Email nicoletta.ronda@unipr.it

Prof.ssa Ileana Ramazzina
Email ileana.ramazzina@unipr.it

Erasmus

Prof. Roberto Sala
Email roberto.sala@unipr.it 
 

Quality Assurance Manager (RAQ)

Prof.ssa Elena Ferrari
Email elena.ferrari@unipr.it 

Internships

Prof.ssa Daniela Galli - 2nd year - 1st semester
Email daniela.galli@unipr.it

Prof.ssa Ileana Ramazzina - 2nd year - 2nd semester
Email ileana.ramazzina@unipr.it 

Prof. Prisco Mirandola - 3rd year - 1st semester
Email prisco.mirandola@unipr.it 

Prof.ssa Giuliana Gobbi - 3rd year - 2st semester
Email giuliana.gobbi@unipr.it