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Apr 19, 2024
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2017-2018 School of Medicine Bulletin (Archived) [Archived Catalog]
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ORSU G810 - General Orthopaedic Surgery
Credits: 4
This course is designed to provide the student with a broad exposure to orthopedic surgery. Facilities utilized during the course will include the main campus of Greenville Memorial Hospital and the Shriners Hospital for Children, Greenville Hospital. Attention will be given to basic adult and pediatric orthopedic pathology, including general affections of the musculoskeletal system, arthritis, deformity management, trauma, sports medicine, neoplasms, general spine problems, infection, and metabolic disease. The student will be assigned to a team consisting of orthopedic residents and faculty members. Completion of medical history and physician examination on assigned patients as well as formulation of a treatment plan will be the responsibility of the student. Participation in the preoperative evaluation, surgical treatment, and postoperative management will be expected. In addition to daily rounds, the student will participate in regularly scheduled orthopedic conferences and clinics. At the conclusion of the course, the student will prepare a 10-20 minute presentation relating to a specific orthopaedic condition or process. This will be presented at a regularly scheduled morning conference. Evaluation will be performed at the end of the rotation by the attending faculty. Call schedules will be arranged so that the student will be on in-house call approximately every fourth night and one weekend during the month of the rotation.
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