Course Listing for Orthopaedic Surgery


140.01A Orthopaedic Surgery Clinical Clerkship (3 - 6 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):M. Diab Prerequisite(s): Surgery 110 and Specialties 110.
Activities: Lecture: 5 hours, Conference: 2 hours
Students receive instruction and experience in examination and treatment of patients. Assistance in surgery and in use of treatment modalities is required. Clinical demonstrations, seminars, and conferences form the basis for didactic instruction. (ORTHO SURG)


140.01B Orthopaedic Surgery Clinical Clerkship (3 - 6 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):M. Diab Prerequisite(s): Surgery 110 and Specialties 110.
Activities: Lecture: 5 hours, Conference: 2 hours
Students receive instruction and experience in examination and treatment of patients. Assistance in surgery and in use of treatment modalities is required. Clinical demonstrations, seminars, and conferences form the basis for didactic instruction. (ORTHO SURG)


140.01D Orthopaedic Surgery Clinical Clerkship (3 - 6 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):M. Diab Prerequisite(s): Surgery 110 and Specialties 110.
Activities: Lecture: 5 hours, Conference: 2 hours
Students receive instruction and experience in examination and treatment of patients. Assistance in surgery and in use of treatment modalities is required. Clinical demonstrations, seminars, and conferences form the basis for didactic instruction. (ORTHO SURG)


140.02 Off-Campus Clerkship (3 - 6 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):M. Diab Prerequisite(s): Surgery 110 and 111
Activities: Seminar: 6 hours, Clinical Experience/Patient Contact: 30 hours
Orthopaedic surgery clinical clerkships are offered in off-campus hospitals approved by the chairperson of the department and the dean. (ORTHO SURG)


140.04 Pediatric Orthopaedics - Fresno (6 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):J. Gerardi Prerequisite(s): Pediatrics 110 and Surgery 110.
Activities: Lecture: 4 hours, Library: 1 hours, Clinical Experience/Patient Contact: 30 hours
Course focuses on essentials of pediatric orthopaedics including casting, splinting, and basic fracture care and is taught in a new children's hospital. Diagnosis and treatment of scoliosis, developmental hip dysplasia, perthes disease, clubfoot, sports medicine and congenital anomalies aree also included.. (PEDIATRICS)


140.05 Orthopaedic Surgery Selective (3 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):M. Diab Prerequisite(s): 4th Year Standing
Activities: Lecture: 3 hours, Conference: 4 hours, Project: 2 hours, Clinical Experience/Patient Contact: 29 hours, Web-based course work: 2 hours
Two-week elective providing exposure to history and physical examination and treatment of patients on inpatient and outpatient services. Assistance in surgery and the use of treatment modalities is required. Clinical demonstrations, seminars and conferences form the basic for didactic instruction. (ORTHO SURG)


140.06 Primary Care Sports Medicine (3 - 5 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):A. Luke Prerequisite(s): 4th year medical student.
Restrictions:None. Activities: Lecture: 1 hours, Project: 8 hours, Varies: 30 hours
This elective offers students experience in Primary Care Sports Medficine. Students will master the musculoskeletal physical examination and learn basic management for common sports medicine injuries. The student may participate in event coverage at the high school or college level, or at mass participation events (i.e. marathon coverage). Students will do a short literature review topic as a project. (ORTHO SURG)


140.07 Advanced Orthopaedic Surgery - Fresno (1.5 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):E. Lindvall Prerequisite(s): SURGERY 110
Restrictions:None Activities: Lecture: 4 - 6 hours, Independent Study: 1 hours, Clinical Experience/Patient Contact: 35 hours
Students receive instruction and experience in the examination and treatment of patients on the inpatient and outpatient services, including the viewing and interpretation of radiographic studies. (ORTHO SURG)


150.01 Research in Orthopaedic Surgery (6 - 18 units)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Instructor(s):Staff Prerequisite(s): Surgery 110 and 111 and permission of instructor.
Activities: Research: 18 hours
Research project under direction of a member of the faculty. (ORTHO SURG)


160.01 Introduction to Clinical Orthopaedics (1 units)

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Fall, Winter, Spring
Instructor(s):S. Burch, S. Burch Prerequisite(s): None
Restrictions:None Activities: Lecture: 1 hours
This course is designed for MS1 & MS2 students. Students will learn to: recognize the presentation of musculoskeletal conditions; understand how to evaluate a patient with a musculoskeletal condition, including directed physical examination, appropriate tests and imaging; manage the patient with a musculoskeletal condition at a level appropriate for your skill set, e.g. primary care physician versus surgeon; recognize when, how, & whom to consult for further management. (ORTHO SURG)


160.02 Applied Anatomy of the Musculoskeletal System (1 units)

Spring
Instructor(s):M. Diab Prerequisite(s): Medical student.
Restrictions:1st year Medical students only. Activities: Seminar: 6 hours
Review of anatomy as relevant to the clinical performing a physical examination and to the surgeon performing an approach to the musculoskeletal system. Students will learn surface anatomy from each other, and lead weekley discussions of surgical approaches. (ORTHO SURG)