Chapman's Comprehensive Orthopaedic Surgery

Section 1: Basic Science of the Musculoskeletal System

•   Development and Morphogenesis of Skeletal Tissues

•   Bone Formation and Resorption: Osteoblasts and Osteoclasts

•   Joint Formation: Articular Cartilage and Meniscus

•   Tendon and Ligament Biology and Biomechanics

•   Intervertebral Disc: Biology and Pathophysiology

•   Extracelluar Matrix: Collagens and Proteoglycans

•   Fibronectin, Integrins and Cell Adhesion

•   Injury, Repair and Regeneration of Skeletal Tissues

•   Tissue Engineering of Skeletal Tissues

•   Biomechanics and Biology of Skeletal Tissues

•   Tissue Banking and Allografts for Tissue Repair

•   Bone Morphogenetic Proteins and Other Morphogens

•   Skeletal Muscle Development and Physiology

•   Nerve Development and Physiology

•   Cellular, Molecular and Genetic Basis of Tissue Function

•   Kinesiology

•   Biomemetic Biomaterials and Nanomaterials

•   Stem Cells for Regenerative Medicine

  Section 2: Diagnosis and Workup of Musculoskeletal Disorders

•   History of Orthopaedic Surgery

•   Physical Examination of the Musculoskeletal System

•   Imaging of the Musculoskeletal System including Ultrasound.

•   Laboratory Workup of Musculoskeletal Diseases

•   Thromboembolic Disease and Pulmonary Embolism

•   Professionalism in Surgery

•   Surgical Approaches: Hand, Wrist and Forearm

•   Surgical Approaches: Shoulder, Arm and Elbow

•   Surgical Approaches: Spine

•   Surgical Approaches: Acetabulum and Pelvis

•   Surgical Approaches: Lower Extremity

•   Preoperative Planning and Perioperative Management

•   Anaesthesia and Pain Management

•   Soft Tissue Management

•   Instrumentation and Implants

•   Bone Grafting, Bone Graft Substitutes, and Growth Factors

  Section 3: Fractures, Dislocations, Non-unions and Mal-unions in Adults Subsection: 3a. General

•   Principles of Closed Treatment of Fractures and Dislocations

•   Principles of Internal and External Fixation

•   Treatment Principles for Open Fractures

•   Management of the Multiply Injuried Patient

•   Diagnosis and Management of Compartment Syndromes Subsection: 3b. Upper Extremity

•   Fractures of the Scapula Including the Glenoid

•   Fractures of the Clavicle

•   Fractures and Fracture/Dislocations of the Proximal Humerus

•   Fractures of the Humeral Shaft

•   Fractures of the Distal Humerus

•   Fractures and Dislocations about the Elbow

•   Fractures of the Forearm

•   Fractures of the Distal Radius Subsection: 3c. Pelvis and Femur

•   Pelvic Ring Injuries

•   Fractures of the Acetabulum

•   Hip Dislocations and Femoral Head Fractures

•   Hip Fractures in the Elderly

•   Femoral Head Fracures in the Young Adult

•   Atypical Fractures of the Proximal Femur

•   Fractures of the Proximal Femur and Diaphysis of the Femur

•   Distal Femur Fractures

  Subsection: 3d. Knee, Tibia and Ankle, and Foot

•   Fractures of the Patella

•   Fractures of the Tibial Plateau

•   Fractures of the Shafts of the Tibia and Fibula

•   Ankle Fractures: Operative Treatment and Syndesmosis Injury

•   Ankle Fractures: Ankle Arthroscopy and Fracture Treatment

•   Pilon Fractures

•   Talus Fractures and Dislocations

•   Calcaneus Fractures

•   Midfoot Fractures and Dislocations

•   Metatarsal and Phalanx Fractures

  Subsection3e: Nonunion and Malunions

•   Principles of Treatment of Nonunions and Malunions

•   Nonunions and Malunions of the Upper Extremity

•   Nonunions and Malunions of the Pelvis

•   Nonunions and Malunions of the Hip

•   Nonunions and Malunions of the Femur and Patella

•   Nonunions and Malunions of the Tibia

•   Ilizarov Techniques for Nonunions, Malunions and Leg Length Discrepancy

  Section 4: Injuries of the Hand, Wrist and Forearm Including Microsurgery and Peripheral Nerve injuries
  Subsection: 4a. Microvascular Surgery

•   Principles of Microvascular Surgery

•   Vascular Disorders in the Upper Extremity

•   Replantation

•   Free Tissue Transfer

•   Vascularized Bone Grafts

  Subsection: 4b. Trauma

•   Fingertip and Nailbed Injuries

•   Dislocations and Ligamentous Injuries of the Digits

•   Fractures of the Metacarpals and Phalanges

•   Dislocations of the Carpus

•   Carpal Fractures

•   Injuries of the Distal Radioulnar Joint

•   Gunshot, Crush, Injection and Frostbite Injuries of the Hand

•   Amputations of the Hand

  Subsection: 4c. Conditions of Tendons

•   Principles of Tendon Repair

•   Flexor Tendon Injuries

•   Extensor Tendon Injuries

•   Stenosing Tenosynovitis

•   Lateral and Medial Elbow Tendinopathy

  Subsection: 4d. Conditions of Nerves

•   Principles of Nerve Repair and Nerve Transfers

•   Compression Neuropathies of the Upper Extremity

•   Neuromas

•   Principles of Restoration of Muscle Balance after Forearm and Hand Paralysis

•   Radial Nerve Palsy

•   Median Nerve Palsy

•   Ulnar Nerve Palsy

•   Brachial Plexus Injuries

•   Brachial Plexus Birth Palsy

•   Thoracic Outlet Disorders

  Subsection: 4e. Reconstructive Procedures

•   Dupuytren’s Disease

•   Intrinsic Muscle Contractures

•   Hand Burns

•   Volkman’s Contracture

•   Dysfunction of the Upper Extremity Following Stroke or Brain injury

•   The Upper Extremity in Tetraplegia

•   Congenital Hand Malformations: Part I

•   Congenital Hand Malformations: Part II

•   Arthroplasty of the Hand

•   Basilar Thumb Arthritis

•   Arthrodesis of the Hand and Wrist

•   Infections of the Hand

•   Tumors of the Hand

•   Arthroscopic Surgery of the Wrist

  Section 5: The Shoulder and Elbow in Adults Subsection: 5a. Shoulder

•   Shoulder Anatomy and Biomechanics

•   Shoulder Arthritis

•   The Rotator Cuff Deficient Shoulder

•   Shoulder Arthroplasty for Proximal Humeral Trauma

•   Failed Shoulder Arthroplasty

•   Shoulder Stiffness

•   Scapular Disorders Subsection: 5b. Elbow

•   Elbow Anatomy and Biomechanics

•   Arthroplasty and Arthrodesis of the Elbow

•   Elbow Arthroplasty for Fractures

•   Failed Arthroplasty of the Elbow

•   Stiffness of the Elbow

  Section 6. Sports injuries and Arthroscopy Subsection: 6a. General

•   Principles of Sports Medicine and the Role of the Team Physician

•   Stress Fractures

•   Adolescent Sports Injuries

  Subsection: 6b. Shoulder

•   Arthroscopy of the Shoulder: Set-up and Basic Principles

•   Throwing Injuries of the Shoulder or Shoulder Injuries in the Throwing Athlete: SLAP lesions,

  LHB, GIRD, Internal Impingement, and Suprascapular Nerve Compression

•   Injuries of the Acromioclaviclular and Sternoclavicular Joints

•   Shoulder Instabilities

•   Rotator Cuff Disorders

•   Other Shoulder Conditions

  Subsection: 6c. Elbow

•   Tendon Disorders of the Elbow

•   Arthroscopy of the Elbow

•   Elbow Instabilities

  Subsection: 6d. Hip

•   Arthroscopy of the Hip

•   Tendon Injuries Around the Hip Subsection: 6e. Knee

•   Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Knee

•   Principles of Knee Arthroscopy

•   Synovial Disorders

•   Arthroscopic Meniscectomy and Repair

•   Meniscal Transplantation

•   Chrondral Injuries and use of Biologics

•   Extensor Tendon Injuries of the Knee

•   Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries

•   Isolated Posterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries

•   Multiple Ligament Injuries of the Knee (Knee Dislocations)

•   Patellofemoral Disorders

•   Posterolateral Instability of the Knee

•   Management of Complications of Knee Surgery Subsection: 6f. Foot and Ankle

•   Special Considerations in Sports Injuries of the Foot and Ankle

•   Ligament Injuries of the Foot and Ankle

•   Ligament Injuries of the Foot and Ankle

•   Ligament Injuries of the Foot and Ankle: Medial Instability

•   Ligament Injuries of the Foot and Ankle: Midfoot/Lisfranc Injuries

•   Ligament Injuries of the Foot and Ankle: Forefoot/Turf Toe Injuries

•   Tendon Injury: Achilles: Acute

•   Tendon Injury: Achilles: Chronic

•   Tendon Injury: Peroneal Tendon

•   Tendon Injury: Peroneal Tendon FHL, PTT, TA, EHL

•   Tendon Injury: Other Tendon: FHL, PTT, TA, EHL

•   Common Sports Fractures in the Foot: Jones Fractures

•   Common Sports Fractures in the Foot: Stress Fractures

•   Ankle Arthroscopy: Basics, History and Techniques

•   Ankle Arthroscopy: Ankle Impingement

•   Ankle Arthroscopy: Talus OCD

•   Ankle Arthroscopy: Subtalar Arthroscopy

•   Ankle arthroscopy: 1st MTP Arthroscopy

•   Ankle arthroscopy: Hindfoot Arthroscopy

  Section 7: Reconstruction and Arthroplasty of the Hip and Knee

 Design and Performance of Joint Replacements

•   Osteotomies about the Hip including Periacetabular Osteotomies

•   Primary Hip Arthroplasty including Hemi-arthroplasty and Total Hip Athroplasty

•   Primary Hip Arthroplasty: Anterior Hip Arthroplasty

•   Failed Hip Arthroplasty: Revision and Arthrodesis

•   Osteotomies about the Knee

•   Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty

•   Failed Knee Arthroplasty: Revision and Arthrodesis

•   Management of Periprosthetic Infection

  Section 8: The Foot and Ankle
  Subsection: 8a. Arthritis of the Foot and Ankle

•   Ankle Arthritis: Epidemiology, Gait Changes, and Non-operative Treatment

•   Ankle Arthritis: Ankle Preservation Techniques

•   Ankle Arthritis: Arthrodesis

•   Ankle Arthritis: Total Ankle Arthroplasty

•   Outcomes of TAA And Treatment Of Painful TAA

•   Subtalar Arthritis

•   Hindfoot and Pantalar Arthrodesis

•   Midfoot Arthritis

•   Hallux Rigidus: Introduction & Non-operative Care

•   Hallux Rigidus: Chielectomy, Osteotomy, Hemiarthroplasty, Interposition Arthroplasty

•   Hallux Rigidus: 1st MTP Arthrodesis

  Subsection: 8b. Adult Acquired Flatfoot Disorder

•   Adult Acquired Flatfoot Deformity

•   Flexible Flatfoot Reconstruction

•   Triple Arthrodesis for the Rigid Flatfoot Deformity

  Subsection: 8c. Hallux Valgus

•   Hallux Valgus

•   Surgical/Operative Treatment of Hallux Valgus Subsection: 8d. Lesser Toe Pathology

•   Hammer Toes

•   Metatarsalgia and Plantar Plate Pathology Subsection: 8e. Inflammatory and Rheumatologic Disorders

•   Arthropathy and Rheumatologic Considerations in F&A Surgery

•   Operative Treatment of F&A Inflammatory Disease Subsection: 8f. Diabetic Disorders of the Foot and Ankle

•   Diabetic Disorders of the Foot and Ankle: General Principles

•   Diabetic Infections

•   Charcot Disease and Treatment

  Subsection: 8g. Neurological Disorders of the Foot and Ankle

•   Causes and Treatment of Footdrop

•   Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome

•   Peripheral Nerve Lesions Including Morton's Neuroma

•   Neuromuscular Disorders and Cavus Deformity

  Subsection: 8h. Miscellaneous Disorders of the Foot and Ankle

•   Nail Disorders

•   Skin Disorders
  Section 9: Musculoskeletal Oncology and Amputations

 A. Principles of Limb Salvage Surgery B. Tumors of the Shoulder Girdle

C. Tumors of the Hip and Pelvis

D. Tumors of the Knee

•   Bone and Soft Tissue Imaging

•   Benign Bone Tumors

•   Malignant Bone Tumors

•   Benign Soft Tissue Tumors

•   Malignant Soft Tissue Tumors

•   Marrow Cell Tumors and Metastatic Disease to Bone

•   Amputations of the Upper Extremity

•   Amputations of the Lower Extremity

  Section 10: Infectious, Metabolic, Neurological and Other Musculoskeletal Disorders

•   Principles of Treatment of Infection and Antimicrobial Therapy

•   Management of Acute and Chronic Osteomyelitis

•   Management of Septic Arthritis

•   Metabolic Bone Disease

•   Management of Synovial Disease

•   Heterotopic Ossification and Charcot Arthropathy

•   Osteonecrosis

•   Orthopaedic Management of Lower Extremity Dysfunction Following Stroke or Brain Injury

  Section 11: Spine
  Subsection: 11a. Principles and Anatomy

•   History of Spine Surgery

•   Use of Bone Grafting, Bone Graft Substitutes, and Growth Factors in Spine

•   Use of Spinal Orthoses

•   Radiologic Imaging of the Spine

•   Cervical Surgical Approaches

•   Thoracic and Lumbar Surgical Approaches

•   Biomechanics of Spinal Instrumentation

  Subsection: 11b. Trauma

•   Fractures and Instability of Occ-C-1-C-2

•   Fractures and Dislocations of the Cervical Spine from C-3 to C-7

•   Thoracolumbar Fractures: Evaluation, Classification and Initial Treatment

•   Operative Treatment of Thoracic and Thoracolumbar Fractures

•   Fractures of the Sacrum

  Subsection: 11c. Disc Injury and Degenerative Disease

•   Pathophysiology of Degenerative Disc Disease

•   Non-operative Management of Cervical and Lumbar Degenerative Diseases

•   Surgical Management of Cervical Degenerative Diseases

•   Surgical Management of Lumbar Disc Disease

•   Management of Failed Surgery for Lumbar Degenerative Disorders

  Subsection: 11d. Tumors and Infections of the Spine

•   Pyogenic Infections of the Spine

•   Granulomatous Infections of the Spine

•   Primary Tumors of the Spine

•   Metastatic Tumors of the Spine

  Subsection: 11e. Rheumatologic Disease of the Spine

•   Rheumatological Disorders Affecting the Spine

•   Surgical Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis of the Cervical Spine

•   Surgical Treatment of Ankylosing Spondylitis

  Subsection: 11f. Spinal Deformity

•   Principles of Treatment and Non-operative Care of Scoliosis

•   Surgery for the Growing Spine

•   Surgery for Pediatric Idiopathic Scoliosis

•   Spinal Surgery in Congenital Spine Deformity

•   Surgery for Pediatric Kyphotic Deformity

•   Surgery for Pediatric Spondylolisthesis

•   Surgical Treatment of Myelomeningocele

•   Surgical Treatment of Neuromuscular Deformites

•   Surgical Treatment of Adult Scoliosis

•   Surgical Treatment of Degenerative Scoliosis

•   Surgical Treatment of Sagittal Plane Deformities in Adults

•   Revision and Salvage of Failed Surgery for Spinal Deformity

  Section 12: Pediatric Disorders

•   Growth and Development of the Musculoskeletal System

•   Role of Genetics in Pediatric Orthopaedics

•   Pediatric Musculoskeletal Examination

•   Normal Gait and Assessment of Gait Disorders

•   Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders

•   Skeletal Dysplasias and Syndromes

•   Musculoskeletal Trauma in Children

•   Musculoskeletal Infections in Children

•   Lower Extremity Disorders in Children

•   Hip Disorders in Children: Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip

•   Hip Disorders in Children: Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease

•   Hip Disorders in Children: Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis

•   Hip Disorders in Children: Impingement

•   Knee Disorders in Children

•   Foot Disorders in Children

•   Neuro-orthopaedics: Cerebral Palsy, Nonambulatory

•   Neuro-orthopaedics: Cerebral Palsy, Ambulatory

•   Neuro-orthopaedics: Cerebral Palsy, Upper Extremity

•   Neuro-orthopaedics: Myelodysplasia

•   Neuro-orthopaedics: Poliomyelitis

•   Limb Deficiency in Children
  Section 13: Rehabilitation and Physical Medicine

  Subsection: 13a. Evaluation

•   Physiatric History and Physical Examination

•   Electrodiagnosis

•   Nerve Conduction Studies

•   Intraoperative Monitoring

•   Musculoskeletal Ultrasound

•   Impairment Rating and Disability Determination Subsection: 13b. Treatment Techniques and Modalities

•   Physical Modalities and Electrical Stimulation

•   Therapeutic Exercise

•   Manipulation, Massage and Traction

•   Upper Extremity Orthotics

•   Lower Extremity Orthotics

•   Upper Extremity Prosthetics

•   Lower Extremity Prosthetics

•   Wheelchairs, Seating Systems, and Mobility Aids

•   Peripheral Joint and Soft Tissue Injection Techniques

•   Spinal Injection Techniques

•   Spasticity Management

•   Integrative Medicine Approach to Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain

  Subsection: 13c. Rehabilitation of Specific Diagnoses

•   Peripheral Neuropathy

•   Myopathy

•   Motor Neuron Disease

•   Concussion and Traumatic Brain Injury

•   Spinal Cord Injury

•   Cerebral Palsy

•   Spina Bifida

•   Amputation Rehabilitation

•   Burns

•   Osteoarthritis and Rheumatologic Disorders