Section 1: Overview General principles. Growth and its normal variants. The disabled child in society. Regional analgesia and pain relief in children. Imaging. Section 2: Generalised Disorders Bone, cartilage, fibrous tissue, genetics. Metabolic and endocrine disorders of the skeleton. Blood disorders and AIDS. Infections of bones and joints. Tuberculosis of bones, joints and spine. Children's orthopaedics in the tropics. Juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Bone tumours. Section 3: Neuromuscular Disorders Neurology overview. Hereditary and developmental neuromuscular disorders. Neural tube defects, spina bifida and spinal dysraphism. Poliomyelitis. Orthopaedic management of cerebral palsy. Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita. Section 4: Regional Disorders Developmental anomalies of the upper limb, hand and shoulder. Management of obstetrical plexus injuries and rotation osteotomies of the humerus. Classification and Management of lower limb reduction anomalies. The Limping Child. Congenital dislocation of the hip. Legg-Calve-Perthes' disease. Slipped capital femoral epiphysis. The knee. Leg length discrepancy. The foot and ankle. Congenital disorders of the cervical spine. Thoraco-lumbar spine - Back pain in children. Spinal deformity. Spondylolisthesis. Section 5: Fractures Principles of fracture care and pathological fractures. Fracture epidemiology. Polytrauma. Fractures of the growth plate. Birth Injuries and non-accidental injuries. Fractures of the shoulder, upper limb and hand. Fractures of the pelvis, lower limb and foot. Spinal fractures.
