Adult Reconstruction In Orthopaedics. 4 Credit Hours

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Assigned to the Total Joint Service. Clinic exposure includes two half days of adult reconstruction clinic: one at UT Medicine and the second at University Clinic Downtown. Students are required to learn to conduct a thorough orthopaedic examination including preoperative and post-operative evaluations. Operative experience includes two or three days per week at University Hospital, Audie L. Murphy V. A. Hospital, and Santa Rosa Northwest. Students will scrub with and assist Dr. Marshall and/or Dr. Trick in the operating room. Procedures primarily include total hip and total knee replacement and revision as well as hip and knee arthroscopy. Learning objectives will focus on basic biomechanics, anatomy, and perioperative care. Will attend core lectures on basic orthopaedics by orthopaedic faculty. Reading material includes excerpts from Essentials of Musculoskeletal Care. No late drops.