Orthopaedics for Primary Health Care
Synopsis
Most patients with orthopaedic pathology in low- to middle-income countries are treated by non-specialists. The contents of this book is informed by a modified Delphi consensus study with experts from Africa, Europe, and North America, who provided guidance on prioritising knowledge topics, skills and cases concerning orthopaedic trauma and infection. The work is produced under the auspices of the Learning Innovation via Orthopaedic Network (LION) initiative, which aims to improve learning and teaching in Orthopaedics in Southern Africa. The book is therefore built on transformation through development of a student-centred curriculum and content. The authors are mostly orthopaedic surgeons and trainees in Southern Africa who have experience with local orthopaedic pathology and treatment modalities, as well as in medical education of undergraduate students and primary care physicians.
Chapters
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Full Textbook
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Orthopaedic Emergencies
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Basic Fracture Principles
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Approach to Orthopaedic X-rays
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Complications of Fractures
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Open Fractures
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Approach to the Multiply Injured Patient
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Injuries of the Shoulder Girdle
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Humeral Shaft Fractures
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Acute Injuries Around the Elbow
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Forearm Injuries
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Distal Radius Fractures
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Pelvis and Acetabulum Fractures
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Hip fractures and dislocations
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Femur Fracture
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Knee dislocations
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Ankle and Plafond Fractures
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Lower Limb Soft Tissue Injuries
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Upper limb soft tissue injuries
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Common Soft Tissue Injuries
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Foot fractures
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Approach to an Injured Child
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Paediatric Fractures: A General Approach
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Non-Accidental Injuries in Children
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Proximal Upper Limb Injuries in Children
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Fractures of the Forearm and Wrist
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Fractures of the Shoulder, Humerus and Elbow
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Lower Limb Injuries in Children
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Clubfoot (Congenital talipes equinovarus)
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Bone and Joint Infection Basics
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Acute Bone Infections in Adults
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Chronic Bone Infections in Adults
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Orthopaedic Infections in Children
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Hand Infections
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HIV in Orthopaedic Patients
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Tuberculosis of the Spine
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Approach to Bone Sarcomas
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Common Bone Tumors
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Acute Tendon Injuries
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Metacarpal and Phalangeal Fractures
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Scaphoid Fractures
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
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Dupuytrens Disease
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Thumb base/carpo-metacarpal joint osteoarthritis
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Wrist Ganglions
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A General Approach to Orthopaedic History and Examination
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Plaster of Paris Casts
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Slings
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Wound debridement
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