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Surgical Exposures in Orthopaedics - cadaver course

Data

Official data in SubjectManager for the following academic year: 2025-2026

Course director

Number of hours/semester

lectures: 12 hours

practices: 12 hours

seminars: 0 hours

total of: 24 hours

Subject data

  • Code of subject: OAF-CAK-T
  • 2 kredit
  • General Medicine
  • Optional modul
  • both
Prerequisites:

OAK-ORT-T finished

Course headcount limitations

min. 5 – max. 8

Topic

The goal of the course to introduce the students to the typical surgical exposures in orthopaedics. We will overview the clinical anatomy and the typical exposures of the bigger joints. The course will be held in the operating room of the simulation center using cadavers. The practices will be merged in one weekend.

Lectures

  • 1. Introduction - Schlégl Ádám Tibor
  • 2. Field of orthopaedics, typical operations - Schlégl Ádám Tibor
  • 3. Clinical anatomy of the knee - Schlégl Ádám Tibor
  • 4. Typical exposures of the knee - Schlégl Ádám Tibor
  • 5. Clinical anatomy of the hip - Schlégl Ádám Tibor
  • 6. Typical exposures of the hip - Schlégl Ádám Tibor
  • 7. Clinical anatomy of the shoulder - Schlégl Ádám Tibor
  • 8. Typical exposures of the shoulder - Schlégl Ádám Tibor
  • 9. Clinical anatomy of the foot - Schlégl Ádám Tibor
  • 10. Typical exposures of the foot - Schlégl Ádám Tibor
  • 11. Surgical reconstructions I. - Schlégl Ádám Tibor
  • 12. Surgical reconstructions II. - Schlégl Ádám Tibor

Practices

  • 1. Introduction to the OR and safety regulations - Schlégl Ádám Tibor
  • 2. Refreshing of the operation techniques - Schlégl Ádám Tibor
  • 3. Exposures of the knee I. - Schlégl Ádám Tibor
  • 4. Exposures of the knee II. - Schlégl Ádám Tibor
  • 5. Exposures of the hip I. - Schlégl Ádám Tibor
  • 6. Exposures of the hip II. - Schlégl Ádám Tibor
  • 7. Exposures of the hip III. - Schlégl Ádám Tibor
  • 8. Exposures of the hip IV. - Schlégl Ádám Tibor
  • 9. Exposures of the shoulder I. - Schlégl Ádám Tibor
  • 10. Exposures of the shoulder II. - Schlégl Ádám Tibor
  • 11. Basics of knee arthroscopy I. - Schlégl Ádám Tibor
  • 12. Basics of knee arthroscopy II. - Schlégl Ádám Tibor

Seminars

Reading material

Obligatory literature

Literature developed by the Department

Notes

Recommended literature

S. Hoppenfeld, P. deBoer, R. Buckley: Surgical Exposures in Orthopaedics

Conditions for acceptance of the semester

Oral and practical presentation of a typical surgical exposure.

Mid-term exams

Oral and practical presentation of a typical surgical exposure.

Making up for missed classes

None.

Exam topics/questions

Oral and practical presentation of a typical surgical exposure.

Examiners

Instructor / tutor of practices and seminars

  • Schlégl Ádám Tibor
Rólunk