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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

  1. Lower Limb
  2. 1. Functional Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Lower Limb
  3. · 1.1 Mechanical and Anatomical Axis of the Lower Limb
  4. · 1.2 Essential Radiological Angles and Measurements in the Lower Limb
  5. 2. General Classification of Fractures — AO/OTA System
  6. · 2.1 Müller-AO Classification for Proximal Femur
  7. 3. Open Fractures — Gustilo-Anderson Classification
  8. 4. Acute Compartment Syndrome
  9. · 4.1 Leg Compartments
  10. 5. Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Coxofemoral Joint
  11. 6. Intracapsular Fracture of the Femoral Neck
  12. · 6.1 Garden Classification (Subcapitals)
  13. · 6.2 Pauwels Classification (Fracture Angle)
  14. · 6.3 Total Hip Arthroplasty — Surgical Principles
  15. 7. Pertrochanteric Fracture (Extracapsular)
  16. · 7.1 Evans Classification (Pertrochanteric)
  17. 8. Subtrochanteric Fracture
  18. · 8.1 Seinsheimer Classification
  19. 9. Traumatic Hip Dislocation
  20. · 9.1 Thompson-Epstein Classification (Posterior Dislocation)
  21. 10. Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head (ONCF)
  22. · 10.1 ARCO Classification (Association Research Circulation Osseous)
  23. 11. Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome (FAI)
  24. · 11.1 Types of FAI
  25. 12. Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH) and Pediatric Pathology
  26. · 12.1 DDH — Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
  27. 13. Femur Diaphyseal Fracture
  28. · 13.1 Antegrade Intramedullary Nailing Technique
  29. 14. Distal Femur/Supracondylar Fracture
  30. 15. Functional Anatomy of the Knee
  31. 16. Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury
  32. · 16.1 Clinical Diagnosis
  33. · 16.2 RM — Signs of ACL Rupture
  34. 17. PCL Injury, Collaterals and Posterolateral Angle
  35. · 17.1 PCL rupture
  36. · 17.2 Knee Dislocation
  37. · 17.3 MCL injury
  38. 18. Meniscal Injuries
  39. · 18.1 Types of Meniscal Rupture
  40. 19. Patellar Pathology: Fractures and Dislocation
  41. · 19.1 Patella Fracture
  42. · 19.2 Patella Luxation
  43. 20. Tibial Plateau Fracture — Schatzker Classification
  44. 21. Gonarthrosis and Total Knee Arthroplasty
  45. · 21.1 Surgical Alternatives to TKA
  46. · 21.2 Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA)
  47. 22. Tibia and Fibula Fracture — Diaphysis
  48. 23. Ankle Fracture — Lauge-Hansen and Danis-Weber Classifications
  49. · 23.1 Danis-Weber Classification
  50. · 23.2 Lauge-Hansen Classification (Based on Mechanism)
  51. 24. Calcaneus Fracture
  52. · 24.1 Sanders Classification (Coronal CT)
  53. 25. Lisfranc Fracture-Dislocation
  54. · 25.1 Myerson Classification
  55. 26. Talar Fracture — Hawkins Classification
  56. · 26.1 Hawkins Classification (Fractures of the Neck of the Talus)
  57. 27. Metatarsal Fractures
  58. · 27.1 Jones fracture vs. Dancer's Fracture
  59. · 27.2 Fractures of the Central Metatarsals (2nd–4th)
  60. 28. Foot Deformities
  61. · 28.1 Congenital Clubfoot (PEVC) — Ponseti Technique
  62. · 28.2 Hallux Valgus
  63. 29. Salter-Harris Classification — Physeal Injuries
  64. 30. Legg-Calvé-Perthes Disease and Epiphysiolysis of the Femoral Head
  65. · 30.1 Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease (LCP)
  66. · 30.2 Epiphysiolysis of the Femoral Head (ECF / SCFE)
  67. 31. Complications in Orthopedics and Traumatology of the Lower Limb
  68. · 31.1 Pseudoarthrosis
  69. · 31.2 Periprosthetic Implant Infection (PJI)
  70. · 31.3 TEAP — Thromboembolism Associated with Arthroplasty
  71. · 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
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