Outline of trauma & orthopedics

See also: Index of trauma & orthopaedics articles

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to trauma & orthopaedics:

Orthopedic surgery – branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system. Orthopedic surgeons use both surgical and nonsurgical means to treat musculoskeletal injuries, sports injuries, degenerative diseases, infections, bone tumours, and congenital limb deformities. Trauma surgery and traumatology is a sub-specialty dealing with the operative management of fractures, major trauma and the multiply-injured patient.

Branches of trauma & orthopaedics

• Elective
  • Foot and ankle
  • Soft-tissue knee reconstruction
  • Knee arthroplasty
  • Hip arthroplasty
  • Spinal
  • Upper limb (shoulder & elbow)
  • Wrist & hand
  • Osteosarcoma and limb reconstruction
  • Peripheral nerve injury
• Trauma surgery
• Paediatric & congenital osteochondrodysplasia

History of trauma & orthopaedics

History of trauma & orthopaedics

General trauma & orthopaedics concepts

• Principles of managing trauma
  • Advanced trauma life support
  • Emergency management
  • Triage
• Basic sciences in orthopaedics
  • Anatomy
    • Cartilage
    • Bone
      • Osseous tissue
      • Cortical bone, Cancellous bone
      • Epiphysis, Metaphysis, Diaphysis
      • Long bone, Short bone, Flat bone, Irregular bone, Sesamoid bone
    • Joint
      • Synovial joint
      • Fibrous joint
      • Cartilaginous joint
  • Physiology
    • Bone healing
      • Ossification
  • Pathology
    • Bone fracture
      • Spiral fracture, Avulsion fracture, Stress fracture, Burst fracture, Compression fracture
      • Pathologic fracture
    • Arthritis
      • Osteoarthritis
      • Septic arthritis
    • Osteochondropathy
      • Osteopathies (Osteoporosis, Osteomyelitis, Pseudarthrosis)
      • Chondropathies
    • Sarcomas
      • Bone tumor (Osteoma)
      • Cartilage tumor (Chondroma)
• Orthopaedic principles
  • Diagnostics
    • Examination
    • Radiography
  • Reduction
    • Splinting and casting
    • Traction
  • Fixation
    • Internal fixation
      • Intramedullary rod
    • External fixation
  • Rehabilitation
    • Physical therapy
    • Orthotics
  • Descriptive terms
    • Displacement
    • Comminution
• General procedure types
  • Arthroplasty
  • Arthrocentesis
  • Osteotomy
  • Distraction osteogenesis
  • Bone grafting
  • Arthrodesis
• Biomechanics
• List of orthopedic implants
• Computer-assisted orthopedic surgery

Trauma & Orthopaedics organizations

• British Orthopaedic Association
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• AO Foundation

Trauma & Orthopaedics publications

• Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Persons influential in trauma & orthopaedics

• Hugh Owen Thomas, b. 1834, d. 1891 (aged 56), Welsh surgeon considered the father of orthopaedic surgery in Britain

• Jean-Andre Venel, b. 1740, d. 1791 (aged 50), Swiss doctor and a pioneer in the field of orthopedics

• John Hunter, b. 1728, d. 1793 (aged 64), Scottish surgeon

• Percivall Pott, b. 1714, d. 1788 (aged 73), English surgeon, one of the founders of orthopedy

• Robert Jones, b. 1857, d. 1933 (aged 75), British surgeon pioneering the use of x-rays

• John Charnley, b. 1911, d. 1982 (aged 70), English pioneer of hip replacements

• Nicolas Andry, b. 1658, d. 1742 (aged 83), French physician