Orthopedics — Spine and Pelvis

Orthopedics and Traumatology · Clinical Specialties

How it begins

Comprehensive treatment of the functional anatomy and biomechanics of the spine and pelvis, the pathophysiology and management of the main degenerative and inflammatory spinal pathologies, the classifications and protocols of high-energy vertebral and pelvic fractures, and the principles of management of acute spinal cord injury, with emphasis on clinical-surgical correlation and updated evidence.

What it covers

1. Functional Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Spine
2. · General Organization: Regions and Curvatures
3. · Anatomy of the Spinal Functional Unit (SFU)
4. · Spinal Ligamentous System
5. · Special Anatomy: Upper Cervical Spine (Occipital-C1-C2)
6. · Spinal Biomechanics: Essential Concepts
7. Neurological Physical Examination of the Spine
8. · Dermatomes, Myotomes and Reflexes by Level
9. · Neurological Evaluation Scales
10. · Neural Stretching Maneuvers (Tension Signs)
11. · Incomplete Spinal Cord Syndromes
12. Diagnosis by Imaging in Spinal Pathology
13. Degenerative Discopathy and Herniated Disc
14. · Pathophysiology of Disc Degeneration
15. · Classification of Herniated Disc
16. · Lumbar Disc Herniation
17. · Cervical Disc Herniation
18. Stenosis of the Vertebral Canal
19. · Etiological Classification
20. · Lumbar Stenosis: Clinical Picture
21. · Treatment of Lumbar Stenosis
22. Spondylolisthesis
23. · Wiltse-Newman-MacNab classification
24. · Degree of Slip: Meyerding Classification
25. Spinal Deformities: Scoliosis and Kyphosis
26. · Scoliosis
27. · Pathological Kyphosis
28. Cervical Spine Fractures
29. · Atlas Fractures (C1)
30. · Axis Fractures (C2)
31. · Subaxial Fractures (C3–C7): SLIC Classification
32. Thoracolumbar Fractures
33. · TLICS Classification (Thoracolumbar Injury Classification and Severity Score)
34. · Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures
35. · Chance Fracture (Flexion-Distraction)
36. Acute Spinal Cord Injury: Pathophysiology and Management
37. · Pathophysiology of TML: Primary and Secondary Injury
38. · Acute Management of LMT
39. Functional Anatomy of the Pelvis
40. · Bone and Joint Structure
41. · Pelvic Ligamentous System: Key to Stability
42. · Pelvic Vascularization: The Hemorrhagic Threat
43. Pelvic Ring Fractures
44. · Young-Burgess Classification (Mechanism)
45. · Tile/AO Rating (Stability)
46. Acetabulum Fractures
47. · Acetabular Anatomy: The Two Columns of Letournel
48. · Letournel-Judet classification
49. Surgical Principles, Synthesis and Clinical Integration
50. · General Principles of Spinal Surgery
51. · Spondylodiscitis: The Diagnosis That Should Not Be Missed