Orthopedics and Traumatology: Lower Limb — Expert Clinical Reference
Orthopedics and Traumatology · Clinical Specialties
How it begins
Anatomía funcional, clasificaciones quirúrgicas, técnicas de fijación, diagnóstico, tratamiento y complicaciones de la patología ortopédica y traumatológica del miembro inferior. Nivel experto con correlación clínica y quirúrgica.
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