Orthopedics and Traumatology: Lower Limb — Expert Clinical Reference
Orthopedics and Traumatology · Clinical Specialties
How it begins
Functional anatomy, surgical classifications, fixation techniques, diagnosis, treatment and complications of orthopedic and trauma pathology of the lower limb. Expert level with clinical and surgical correlation.
What it covers
- Lower Limb
- 1. Functional Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Lower Limb
- · 1.1 Mechanical and Anatomical Axis of the Lower Limb
- · 1.2 Essential Radiological Angles and Measurements in the Lower Limb
- 2. General Classification of Fractures — AO/OTA System
- · 2.1 Müller-AO Classification for Proximal Femur
- 3. Open Fractures — Gustilo-Anderson Classification
- 4. Acute Compartment Syndrome
- · 4.1 Leg Compartments
- 5. Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Coxofemoral Joint
- 6. Intracapsular Fracture of the Femoral Neck
- · 6.1 Garden Classification (Subcapitals)
- · 6.2 Pauwels Classification (Fracture Angle)
- · 6.3 Total Hip Arthroplasty — Surgical Principles
- 7. Pertrochanteric Fracture (Extracapsular)
- · 7.1 Evans Classification (Pertrochanteric)
- 8. Subtrochanteric Fracture
- · 8.1 Seinsheimer Classification
- 9. Traumatic Hip Dislocation
- · 9.1 Thompson-Epstein Classification (Posterior Dislocation)
- 10. Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head (ONCF)
- · 10.1 ARCO Classification (Association Research Circulation Osseous)
- 11. Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome (FAI)
- · 11.1 Types of FAI
- 12. Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH) and Pediatric Pathology
- · 12.1 DDH — Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
- 13. Femur Diaphyseal Fracture
- · 13.1 Antegrade Intramedullary Nailing Technique
- 14. Distal Femur/Supracondylar Fracture
- 15. Functional Anatomy of the Knee
- 16. Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury
- · 16.1 Clinical Diagnosis
- · 16.2 RM — Signs of ACL Rupture
- 17. PCL Injury, Collaterals and Posterolateral Angle
- · 17.1 PCL rupture
- · 17.2 Knee Dislocation
- · 17.3 MCL injury
- 18. Meniscal Injuries
- · 18.1 Types of Meniscal Rupture
- 19. Patellar Pathology: Fractures and Dislocation
- · 19.1 Patella Fracture
- · 19.2 Patella Luxation
- 20. Tibial Plateau Fracture — Schatzker Classification
- 21. Gonarthrosis and Total Knee Arthroplasty
- · 21.1 Surgical Alternatives to TKA
- · 21.2 Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA)
- 22. Tibia and Fibula Fracture — Diaphysis
- 23. Ankle Fracture — Lauge-Hansen and Danis-Weber Classifications
- · 23.1 Danis-Weber Classification
- · 23.2 Lauge-Hansen Classification (Based on Mechanism)
- 24. Calcaneus Fracture
- · 24.1 Sanders Classification (Coronal CT)
- 25. Lisfranc Fracture-Dislocation
- · 25.1 Myerson Classification
- 26. Talar Fracture — Hawkins Classification
- · 26.1 Hawkins Classification (Fractures of the Neck of the Talus)
- 27. Metatarsal Fractures
- · 27.1 Jones fracture vs. Dancer's Fracture
- · 27.2 Fractures of the Central Metatarsals (2nd–4th)
- 28. Foot Deformities
- · 28.1 Congenital Clubfoot (PEVC) — Ponseti Technique
- · 28.2 Hallux Valgus
- 29. Salter-Harris Classification — Physeal Injuries
- 30. Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease and Epiphysiolysis of the Femoral Head
- · 30.1 Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease (LCP)
- · 30.2 Epiphysiolysis of the Femoral Head (ECF / SCFE)
- 31. Complications in Orthopedics and Traumatology of the Lower Limb
- · 31.1 Pseudoarthrosis
- · 31.2 Periprosthetic Implant Infection (PJI)
- · 31.3 TEAP — Thromboembolism Associated with Arthroplasty
- · 31.4 Lower Limb Length Discrepancy (LLD)
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- Subject
- Orthopedics and Traumatology
- Category
- Clinical Specialties
- Type
- Study Guide
- Sections
- 71
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-02