TRAUMATOLOGY AND SPORTS MEDICINE

Catalog description

Course provides third year podiatric medical students with a broad overview and appreciation of the major trauma areas of the foot, including the midfoot, rearfoot, ankle and lower leg. A strong effort is made to correlate the mechanical, surgical, physiologic and anatomic principles of surgery with emphasis on their implications and applications in major reconstructive surgery and the management of the trauma patient who presents with foot and or ankle trauma. Surgical procedures for the management of specific trauma situations are discussed, as well as indications, contraindications and post-operative management. An overall view of the trauma patient as viewed in a level I trauma center is included as this is a major responsibility for the podiatric physician treating the trauma patient.