Orthopedic Surgery Clerkship Objectives

• Fractures (Growth plate fractures).
• Club Foot.
• Flat feet (Tarsal coalition).
• Patellofemoral disorders
• Lower extremity malalignment (in-toeing).
• The student will differentiate physiologic from pathological growth.
• Identify non-accidental trauma and understand the urgency of immediate referral.
• For the following disorders the student will interpret the information provided and synthesize an appropriate basic management plan including:
• Recognize the impact of the condition on the child and their parents regarding impairment of function, limitation of activities, and the potential of life with chronic pain requiring social and psychological support.
• Limping child (Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH), Perthes, Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE))
• Apophyseal conditions (Osgood Schlatter Disease)