Musculoskeletal Pathology

Patologia Músculo Esquelética

Curse code:9504203

Mário Manuel Tavares Tapadinhas

Learning outcomes of the curricular unit:

At the end of the course the student should have the ability to:

• Know and understand the concepts and theoretical principles of orthopedics and rheumatology, relevant in the clinical practice of physiotherapy;
• Know and understand the main clinical pictures of orthopedic, traumatology, Rheumatologic and musculoskeletal disorders, relevant in the physiotherapy clinical practice;
• Know and understand medical and surgical intervention in orthopedic, traumatology, rheumatologic and musculoskeletal disorders, and their implications in the evaluation of physical therapy;
• Identify in a correct way the specific needs of the patient with pathology of the muscle and skeleton system taking into account the socio-economic, labor and family contexts, with a perspective of reintegration into the activities of daily life, work and social environment;
• Select prevention strategies in the different pathologies as opposed to their conventional therapy;
• Develop critical and autonomous thinking in order to identify intervention objectives in the various pathologies within the physiotherapist.

Syllabus:

1. Clinic of the muscle and skeleton system
2. Basic concepts of Traumatology and Orthopedics
3. Fractures and repairing
4. Fractures of the upper limb
5. Degenerative pathology of the lower limb
6. Fractures of the lower limb
7. Degenerative pathology of the lower limb. Fractures of the vertebral column
8. Pediatric Orthopedics
9. Pediatric traumatology
10. Fractures in children
11. Bone tumors
12. Infections
13. Sports traumatology
14. Occupational disease
15. Basic concepts of Rheumatology
16. Metabolic bone diseases. Rheumatologic diseases
17. Idiopathic juvenile arthritis
18. Chronic pain syndrome

Suggested Bibliography:

• Serra LA (2012). Critérios Fundamentais em Fracturas e Ortopedia. 3ª ed., Lidel, Ed. Técnicas.
• Pinheiro JP (2006) Reabilitação das Lesões no Desporto. Editorial Caminho
• Kapandji IA (2001, 2007) Fisiologia Articular. 6ª ed., Vol 1, Vol 2, Vol 3, Nova Guanabara
• Perry C, Elstrom J, Pankovich A (2005) The Handbook of Fractures. McGraw-Hill.
• Turek S (2005) Orthopaedics, Principles and their application. 6th ed., Lippincott Company
• Bucholz RW, Heckman JD, Court-Brown CM, Tornetta III P (2009) Rockwood and Green's Fractures in Adults. 17th ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins