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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

  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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