Orthopedics and traumatology, surgical emergencies

This course is designed to give students of the fifth-year the basic clinical knowledge in Orthopedics and traumatology (4weeks), surgical emergencies (3weeks) and Neurosurgery (1week); and later on Emergency Medicine. This course aims to teach students how to take orthopedic history and perform a physical examination of the muscular-skeletal system. Students are also expected to learn how to diagnose and treat common adult and pediatric traumatic and orthopedic problems as well as how to deal with emergencies and conditions that need neurosurgical intervention.