Step I Orthopaedics

Number of students:
110
Teacher:
Christian Veillette, OrthoTeacher
Released:
2016-07-31 21:22:32
Level:
Beginner
Duration:

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No certificate is given for this course

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Step I Orthopaedics

Step I Orthopaedics for Medical Students is for medical students doing an orthopaedic rotation for the first and last time. It will cover the most important topics often seen on the NBME exam.

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Arthritis

Contrast osteoarthritis with rheumatoid arthritis
Given the typical (degenerative) etiology of osteoarthritis, how then might a 20 year old person have this condition
What is the role of body mass vis a vis osteoarthritis
What are the cardinal signs of osteoarthritis of the knee on plain radiographs
Why is osteoarthritis painful
Arthritis Quiz [quiz]

Osteoporosis and metabolic bone disease

Describe the process of bone remodelling
Figure 3. Describe the process of bone remodeling
Figure 4. Describe the process of bone remodeling
What are the three tasks of bone
Figure 3. What are the three tasks of bone
Figure 4. What are the three tasks of bone
Figure 5. What are the three tasks of bone
Define and contrast osteoporosis and osteomalacia
Figure 3. Define and contrast osteoporosis and osteomalacia
Figure 4. Define and contrast osteoporosis and osteomalacia
Figure 5. Define and contrast osteoporosis and osteomalacia
Figure 6. Define and contrast osteoporosis and osteomalacia
How is osteoporosis diagnosed, prevented and treated
Figure 3. How is osteoporosis diagnosed, prevented and treated
Describe the relationship between menopause and hip fracture risk
What are the three fractures typically associated with osteoporosis
Figure 3. What are the three fractures typically associated with osteoporosis
What else besides intrinsic bone problems could cause hip fracture
What is Pagets disease of the bone
Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Disease Quiz [quiz]

Trauma

Describe the differences between primary and secondary bone healing
What are the necessary conditions for appropriate bone healing
Figure 3. What are the necessary conditions for appropriate bone healing
Figure 4. What are the necessary conditions for appropriate bone healing
Plating a fracture clearly disrupts the soft tissue envelope around a fracture
Figure 3. Plating a fracture clearly disrupts the soft tissue envelope around a fracture
How can a femoral shaft fracture be lethal
What is compartment syndrome
Figure 3. What is compartment syndrome
Figure 4. What is compartment syndrome
Figure 5. What is compartment syndrome
Figure 6. What is compartment syndrome
Define joint dislocation subluxation and reduction
Why is a traumatic hip dislocation typically worse than a shoulder dislocation
Figure 3. Why is a traumatic hip dislocation typically worse than a shoulder dislocation
Figure 4. Why is a traumatic hip dislocation typically worse than a shoulder dislocation
Figure 5. Why is a traumatic hip dislocation typically worse than a shoulder dislocation
What is osteonecrosis
Figure 3. What is osteonecrosis
Figure 4. What is osteonecrosis
Figure 5. What is osteonecrosis
Besides osteonecrosis, what other mechanisms may enable a dislocation to cause arthritis
A patient falls on his outstretched hand and his xrays appear normal
Figure 3. A patient falls on his outstretched hand and has normal appear xrays
Trauma Quiz [quiz]

Sports injuries

What is a stress fracture
Figure 3. What is a stress fracture
Figure 4. What is a stress fracture
Figure 5. What is a stress fracture
Figure 6. What is a stress fracture
What is the definitional distinction between grade I, II and III sprains
Figure 3. What is the definitional distinction between grade I, II and III sprains
Figure 4. What is the definitional distinction between grade I, II and III sprains
Figure 5. What is the definitional distinction between grade I, II and III sprains
Figure 6. What is the definitional distinction between grade I, II and III sprains
What is the function of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament
Figure 3. What is the function of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament
Figure 4. What is the function of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament
Why is it that a tear of the ACL typically requires surgical replacement
What is the function of the meniscus in the knee
Figure 3. What is the function of the meniscus in the knee
Figure 4. What is the function of the meniscus in the knee
What is rotator cuff tendinitis
Figure 3. What is rotator cuff tendinitis
Figure 4. What is rotator cuff tendinitis
Sports Injuries Quiz [quiz]

Spine

Back pain
Figure 3. Back Pain
Figure 4. Back Pain
Figure 5. Back Pain
What are the classic motor and sensory findings of L4 L5 and S1 compression
Figure 3. What are the classic motor and sensory findings of L4 L5 and S1 compression
Figure 4. What are the classic motor and sensory findings of L4 L5 and S1 compression
What is neurogenic claudication
What is idiopathic scoliosis
Spine Quiz [quiz]

Carpal tunnel syndrome

Provide a brief description of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Cervical radiculopathy is certainly on the differential diagnosis
Tinnel’s sign is not a true sign
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Quiz [quiz]

Infection

What is septic arthritis
Figure 3. What is septic arthritis
Figure 4. What is septic arthritis
Figure 5. What is septic arthritis
How is septic arthritis diagnosed definitively
How is septic arthritis treated
Both gout and septic arthritis can cause acute pain and swelling of a joint
What is osteomyelitis
Infection Quiz [quiz]

Pediatric hip conditions

What is Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
What is a Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis
What is Perthes Disease
Why might Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip, a Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis and Perthes Disease cause arthritis of the adult hip
Pediatric Hip Conditions Quiz [quiz]

Disorders of the foot and ankle

What is Club foot
What is a Charcot joint
Figure 3. What is a Charcot joint
Why might a 12 year old boy with a swollen ankle and pain on the distal fibula be treated with a cast despite normal xrays
Figure 3. Why might a 12 year old boy with a swollen ankle and pain on the distal fibula be treated with a cast despite normal xrays
Figure 4. Why might a 12 year old boy with a swollen ankle and pain on the distal fibula be treated with a cast despite normal xrays
Figure 5. Why might a 12 year old boy with a swollen ankle and pain on the distal fibula be treated with a cast despite normal xrays
Why do 40 year old men rupture their Achilles tendons
Figure 3. Why do 40 year old men rupture their Achilles tendons
Why might a grade I ankle sprain cause long term impairment
Disorders of the Foot and Ankle Quiz [quiz]

Name	Level	Release Date
Step I Orthopaedics		2016-07-31 21:22:32
Step II Orthopaedics		2016-08-01 03:06:59
Step III Orthopaedics		2016-08-01 03:06:59

Name	Level	Release Date
Step I Orthopaedics		2016-07-31 21:22:32
Step II Orthopaedics		2016-08-01 03:06:59

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