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Orthopaedic Knowledge Update 8
Home Study Syllabus

Editor:  Alexander R. Vaccaro
Pages:  811   Soft Cover
ISBN: 089203338X
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons     2005
List Price:  $225.00 Non-member  $165.00 Member  $115.00 Resident
 

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From the Publisher:   

     OKU 8 is the culmination of three years of work by a virtual "dream team" of the finest in our field. The result: a concise, readable synopsis of the most important orthopaedic literature from 2001 through 2004. OKU is your best single source for comprehensive review and to thoroughly prepare for Board certification or recertification.

    Sixty-six chapters are grouped into eight sections:

    • Basic Science
    • General Knowledge
    • Systemic Disorders
    • Upper Extremity
    • Lower Extremity
    • Spine
    • Rehabilitation
    • Pediatrics

Table of Contents:

Section 1.  Basic Science

Chapter 1.     Orthopaedic Research:  What An Orthopaedic Surgeon Needs to Know

Chapter 2.     Soft-Tissue Physiology and Repair

Chapter 3.     Bone Healing and Grafting

Chapter 4.     Musculoskeletal Biomechanics

Chapter 5.     Biomaterials and Bearing Surfaces in Total Joint Arthroplasty

Chapter 6.     Physiology of Aging

Section 2.  General Knowledge

Chapter 7.     Managing Patient Complaints, Patient Rights and Safety

Chapter 8.     Selected Ethical Issues in Orthopaedic Surgery

Chapter 9.     Outcomes Assessment and Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines in Orthopaedic Surgery

Chapter 10.   Clinical Epidemiology:  An Introduction

Chapter 11.   Musculoskeletal Imaging

Chapter 12.   Perioperative Medical Management

Chapter 13.   Work-Related Illnesses, Cumulative Trauma, and Compensation

Chapter 14.   Medical Care of Athletes

Chapter 15.   The Polytrauma Patient

Chapter 16.   Coagulation and Thromboembolism in Orthopaedic Surgery

Chapter 17.   Blood Transfusion

Section 3.  Systemic Disorders

Chapter 18.   Bone Metabolism and Metabolic Bone Disease

Chapter 19.   Musculoskeletal Oncology

Chapter 20.   Infection

Chapter 21.   Arthritis

Chapter 22.   Connective Tissue Diseases

Section 4.  Upper Extremity

Chapter 23.   Shoulder and Elbow Injuries in the Throwing Athlete

Chapter 24.   Shoulder and Arm Trauma:  Bone

Chapter 25.   Shoulder Instability

Chapter 26.   Shoulder Reconstruction

Chapter 27.   Elbow and Forearm:  Adult Trauma

Chapter 28.   Elbow Reconstruction

Chapter 29.   Wrist and Hand:  Trauma

Chapter 30.   Wrist and Hand Reconstruction

Section 5.  Lower Extremity

Chapter 31.   Biomechanics of Gait

Chapter 32.   Pelvis and Acetabulum:  Trauma

Chapter 33.   Hip:  Trauma

Chapter 34.   Hip, Pelvic Reconstruction, and Arthroplasty

Chapter 35.   Femur:  Trauma

Chapter 36.   Knee and Leg:  Bone Trauma

Chapter 37.   Knee and Leg:  Soft-Tissue Trauma

Chapter 38.   Knee Reconstruction and Replacement

Chapter 39.   Foot and Ankle Trauma

Chapter 40.   Foot and Ankle Reconstruction

Section 6.  Spine

Chapter 41.   Adult Spine Trauma

Chapter 42.   Cervical Disk Disease

Chapter 43.   Thoracic Disk Disease

Chapter 44.   Lumbar Degenerative Disorders

Chapter 45.   Spondylolysis-Spondylolisthesis

Chapter 46.   Adult Spinal Deformity

Chapter 47.   Spinal Infection

Chapter 48.   Tumors of the Spine

Chapter 49.   Spondyloarthropathy

Chapter 50.   Endoscopic and Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery

Section 7.  Rehabilitation

Chapter 51.   Spinal Cord Injury

Chapter 52.   Miscellaneous Neurologic Diseases

Chapter 53.   Traumatic Bone Disease

Chapter 54.   Limb Amputation and Prosthetic Rehabilitation

Chapter 55.   Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation

Section 8.  Pediatrics

Chapter 56.   Genetic Diseases and Skeletal Dysplasias

Chapter 57.   Neuromuscular Disorders in Children

Chapter 58.   Pediatric Hematology

Chapter 59.   Shoulder and Humerus:  Pediatrics

Chapter 60.   Elbow:  Pediatrics

Chapter 61.   Forearm, Wrist, and Hand:  Pediatrics

Chapter 62.   Hip, Pelvis, and Femur:  Pediatrics

Chapter 63.   Knee and Leg:  Pediatrics

Chapter 64.   Ankle and Foot:  Pediatrics

Chapter 65.   Pediatric Spine Trauma

Chapter 66.   Pediatric Spine Deformity

Index

 

 
 
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