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BASICS PHYSIOLOGY AND PRINCIPLES OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY

  • Cellular Physiology - P. Roughley (McGill)
  • Pharmacology - Dan Sitar (Winnipeg)
    • Non-Narcotic analgesics
    • Narcotic analgesics
  • Thrombophlebitis - J. Fernandes (Montreal)
  • Basic Biomechanical Principles - J. Bergman (Edmonton)
    • Bone, Fracture Mechanics, Bone Densitometry Nuts and Bolts
    • Biomechanics of Cartilage and Tendon/Ligament
    • Biomaterials
  • Nerve Structure and Function,/Injury and Repair/Compression - N. Ashworth (Edmonton)
  • Soft Tissue Healing (Muscle/Ligament/Tendon) - To Be Announced

NORMAL AND ABNORMAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

  • Growth and Development - T.V. Smallman (Upstate Medical University)
  • Structure, Function and the Pathophysiology of Disease - T.V. Smallman
  • Physiology and Disorders of the Growing Skeleton - C. Reilly (UBC)
  • Distraction Osteogenesis/Application to Bone Lengthening - R. Hamdy (McGill)
  • Congenital Hip Dyplasia - S. Dulai (Edmonton)
  • Paediatric Spine – Basic Science - To Be Announced

VASCULAR

  • Circulatory Disorders - K. Shekitka
  • Treatment of Avascular Necrosis - Adult - V. Masse (Montreal)
  • Treatment of Avascular Necrosis - Child - S. Dulai

TRAUMA

  • Basic Science of Trauma and Repair - T.V. Smallman
  • Pitfalls in the Treatment of Paediatric Fractures - L. Murnaghan (Toronto)
  • Complications of Fractures and Their Treatment - P. Guy (B.C.)

INFECTION

  • Pathophysiology of Infection - K. Shekitka
  • Infection in Children - L. Murnghan
  • Infection in Adults - M. Isler

ARTHROPATHIES

  • Structure and Function of Joints - T.V. Smallman
  • Pathophysiology of Joint Disorders - K. Shekitka
  • Arthropathies- Cell Biology - J. Fernandes/P. Lavigne (Montreal)
  • Total Joint Arthroplasty, Current Techniques, and Problems - V. Masse

METABOLIC

  • Metabolic Bone Disease/Paget's Disease - K. Shekitka
  • Treatment of Metabolic Bone Disease - J. Fernandes

RADIOLOGY

  • Radiology I -Approach to Plain Film: How to Avoid Errors - D. Flemming (Pen State)
  • Radiology II: A Radiographic Approach to Tumors - D. Flemming
  • Radiology III – Musculoskeletal MRI, I - D. Flemming
  • Radiology IV- Radiologic Approach to Arthritis - D. Flemming
  • Radiology V – Musculoskeletal MRI, II - D. Flemming

NEOPLASIA

  • Cartilage Tumors of Bone - K. Shekitka
  • Osseous and Juxta-cortical Tumors of Bone - K. Shekitka
  • Fibrous and Cystic Lesions of Bone - K. Shekitka
  • Giant Cell, Round Cell, and Vascular Tumors of Bone - K. Shekikta
  • Juxta-Articular Soft Tissue Lesions - K. Shekitka

TUMOR MANAGEMENT

M. Isler, P. Clarkson

  • Clinical Approach Benign Bone Lesions - M. Isler
  • Malignant Bone Tumors - Treatment Approach --
  • Malignant Soft Tissue Tumors - Treatment Approach --
  • Treatment of Metastases to Bone - M. Isler

CLINICAL CASE SERIES

  • Introduction to Histology/Pathology - K. Shekitka
  • Clincal Case Sessions - Team of Flemming/Shekitka/Smallman