Teaching Methodologies
The pedagogical model integrates expository teaching, group work, case studies and PBL, ensuring the connection between theory and practice. Expository teaching provides the conceptual basis on orthopedic and surgical pathophysiology, essential for understanding
pathologies. Group work promotes collaboration and critical analysis, reinforcing active learning. Case studies allow the application of knowledge to real clinical situations, stimulating clinical reasoning. PBL develops problem-solving and decision-making skills, reparing
students for assessment and intervention in therapeutic contexts.
Students who obtain a minimum grade of 10 (ten) points, rounded up, are considered to have passed this course unit.
Continuous assessment: Written report scientific articale (50%);Written Test (50%)
Exam Normal/Resit/ Specialperiod: written exam (100%)
In accordance with the Academic Regulations for the 1st Cycle of Studies of the School of Health Technology of the Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, available for consultation at https://www. estesc.ipc.pt/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Regulamento-Academico-1o-Ciclo_ESTeSC_-Homologado_signed_20230720.pdf
Learning Results
Students must understand the pathophysiological mechanisms of orthopedic and surgical pathologies, identify clinical signs and complementary exams, and know the therapeutic and rehabilitation principles. They must develop skills in the analysis of fractures, dislocations, joint injuries, inflammatory and degenerative diseases, as well as the impact of amputations. Expository teaching provides the essential theoretical basis, while group work, case studies and PBL promote practical application, clinical reasoning and problem solving.
This approach reinforces the capacity for assessment and intervention in Occupational Therapy.
Program
Fractures:
Concept.
Classification.
Mechanisms.
Diagnosis: Clinical and radiological aspects.
Types of treatment.
Care and post-surgical care
Shoulder and shoulder girdle:
Painful shoulder.
Fractures.
Scapulohumeral dislocations.
Injuries.
Arm, elbow and forearm:
Fractures.
Dislocations.
Painful elbow syndrome.
Epicondylitis.
Bursitis.
Nerve injuries
Wrist and hand:
Traumatic and inflammatory pathology of the wrist and hand.
Fractures and dislocations.
Dupuytren’s contracture.
Carpal tunnel syndrome.
De Quervain’s tenosynovitis.
Injuries.
Mallet finger.
Swan’s neck finger.
Boutonnière finger
Spine and spinal cord:
Trauma, fractures and dislocations.
Spinal cord compression.
Inflammatory diseases of the spine
Amputations of the upper and lower limbs
Joints:
Inflammatory processes.
Arthritis, arthrosis, sprains.
Stiffness.
Degenerative diseases.
Fibromyalgia.
Lupus
Internship(s)
NAO
Bibliography
Nunes, R. (2021). Manual de Fraturas: Diagnóstico e Tratamento. LIDEL.
Pessoa, P., & Espregueira-Mendes, J. (2019). O Joelho (2.ª ed.). LIDEL.
Canale, S. T., & Beaty, J. H. (2020). Campbell’s Operative Orthopaedics (14th ed.). Elsevier.
Browner, B. D., Jupiter, J. B., Krettek, C., & Anderson, P. A. (2019). Skeletal Trauma: Basic Science, Management, and Reconstruction (6th ed.). Elsevier.