CLINICAL ANATOMY OF THE LOCOMOTOR APPARATUS mutuato
ANATOMIA CLINICA DELL'APPARATO LOCOMOTORE
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| 2023/2024 | 8 |
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| Michela Battistelli | Monday from 11.00 to 12.00 or after lessons, by appointment. |
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Course with optional materials in a foreign language
English
This course is entirely taught in Italian. Study materials can be provided in the foreign language and the final exam can be taken in the foreign language. |
Assigned to the Degree Course
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Learning Objectives
At the end of the course, the students must have basic knowledge of the main pathologies and the most frequent traumas that can occur at the level of the musculoskeletal system. Therefore they will need to be able to recognize the anatomical and structural changes of bones, muscles and joint components in various congenital, inflammatory and traumatic pathologies.
Program
Congenital deformations. Alteration of normal body morphology. Spondylolysis, Spondylolisthesis. Scoliosis. Disc herniation. Congenital dysplasia of the hip. Knee valgus and varus. Clubfoot, flat foot. Bone remodeling. Osteoporosis. Rickets and osteomalacia. Osteomyelitis. Fractures: etiology, pathogenesis, evolution, therapy. Dislocations. Sprains. Osteoarthritis, synovial fluid pathologies, rheumatoid arthritis. Tendinopathies. Traumatic injuries of the tendons. Pathology of the rotator cuff. Epicondylitis. Traumatic injuries of the muscles. Muscle tear. Muscular dystrophies. Congenital and acquired myopathies: anatomical, structural and ultrastructural muscle modifications. Inflammatory, metabolic and neurogenic myopathies. Anatomy of Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease.
Bridging Courses
There are no prerequisites.
Learning Achievements (Dublin Descriptors)
At the end of the course the student will be in possession of the basic knowledge of the most common structural modifications of bones, muscles and joint components that occur in various congenital, inflammatory and traumatic pathologies.
Teaching Material
The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it
Supporting Activities
Lecture notes that can be downloaded from the University website and the book "Anatomia Clinica" Harold Hellis, Vishy Mahadevn, edited by Francesco Cappello (First Italian Edition), ed. Idelson Gnocchi. Students will attend lectures which will be enriched with material in English and films in Italian and / or English.
Teaching, Attendance, Course Books and Assessment
- Teaching
Students will attend lectures which will be enriched with material in English and films in Italian and / or English
- Attendance
Attendance is strongly recommended, but not compulsory.
- Course books
Lecture notes that can be downloaded from the University website and the book "Anatomia Clinica" Harold Hellis, Vishy Mahadevn, edited by Francesco Cappello (First Italian Edition), ed. Idelson Gnocchi.
- Assessment
Oral exam, the student will be asked two or three questions on the entire program. The appropriateness of language and the degree of knowledge of the topics covered will be assessed.
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
Additional Information for Non-Attending Students
- Teaching
Students will attend lectures which will be enriched with material in English and films in Italian and / or English.
- Attendance
Attendance is strongly recommended, but not compulsory.
- Course books
Lecture notes that can be downloaded from the University website and the book "Clinical Anatomy" Harold Hellis, Vishy Mahadevn, edited by Francesco Cappello (First Italian Edition, ed. Idelson Gnocchi.
- Assessment
Oral exam, the student will be asked two or three questions on the entire program. The appropriateness of language and the degree of knowledge of the topics covered will be assessed.
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
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