ÇOC605 - LIMPING IN CHILDHOOD
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIMPING IN CHILDHOOD | ÇOC605 | Any Semester/Year | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| Prequisites | None | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Discussion Question and Answer Drill and Practice Problem Solving | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Dr. Cemalettin Aksoy | |||||
| Course objective | Ä°n This Lecture, Causes of limping, differential diagnosis of limping, types of limping, clinical and radilogical evaluation of limping and also basic treatment approaches of limping will be learned. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Diagnosis of all kinds of diseases, diagnostic tools and treatment options for early diagnosis and treatment of the limping during childhood and prevention from unnecessary examination and time loss will be discussed. | |||||
| References | Lovell and Winter's Pediatric Orthopaedics Author(s): Stuart L Weinstein MD, John M. Flynn MD - Süreli yayınlar | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | What is the limping |
| Week 2 | What are the types of limping? |
| Week 3 | Assessment of family in limping |
| Week 4 | Ä°s there any significance of trauma? |
| Week 5 | Infections that cause limping |
| Week 6 | Deformities that cause limping |
| Week 7 | Tumoral diseases that cause limping |
| Week 8 | Rheumatologic diseases that cause limping |
| Week 9 | Slipped capital femoral epiphysis |
| Week 10 | Perthes disease |
| Week 11 | Stress fractures |
| Week 12 | Tendon injuries |
| Week 13 | Radiologic evaluation |
| Week 14 | Laboratory evaluation in diagnosis |
| Week 15 | Discussion |
| Week 16 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 14 | 5 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 14 | 40 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 4 | 5 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 0 | 0 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 40 | 40 |
| Total Workload | 57 | 50 | 180 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Has detailed information about the normals of the developmental process of childhood musculoskeletal system and easily distinguishes the problems affecting development | X | ||||
| 2. Knows the general symptomatology of the diseases of the congenital and acquired movement system of children, can recognize diseases, knows how and where to direct the ones, who has not being diagnosed by him/her. | X | ||||
| 3. Knows the interpretation of musculoskeletal imaging methods (direct graphy, computed tomography, USG and MRI), gains competence in making infantile hip USG. | X | ||||
| 4. Applies plaster and splint techniques, has knowledge about the biomechanics and application principles of corsets and devices. | X | ||||
| 5. Performs detailed analysis and treatment planning of appendicular and axial skeletal deformities. | X | ||||
| 6. Knows the basic principles of orthopedics surgery (including spinal deformities), has the competence to practice the vast majority in person. | X | ||||
| 7. Always acts on ethical principles in the diagnosis and treatment phase. | X | ||||
| 8. Knows the principles of scientific research, can lead all stages of a research from the construction to the publication/presentation stage. | X | ||||
| 9. Can manage and pediatric orthopedics department of an orthopedics clinic or a pediatrics orthopedics clinic by him/herself. | X | ||||
| 10. If he/she is employed in a training clinic, he/she can teach orthopedics to the medical student and research assistants | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest