# Orthopaedic Surgery/Basic Sciences

* Orthopaedic Surgery
* INTRODUCTION ·
* AUTHORS ·
* ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ·
* NOTE TO AUTHORS
* 1.Basic Sciences ·
* 2.Upper Limb ·
* 3.Foot and Ankle ·
* 4.Spine ·
* 5.Hand and Microsurgery ·
* 6.Paediatric Orthopaedics ·
* 7.Adult Reconstruction ·
* 8.Sports Medicine ·
* 9.Musculoskeletal Tumours ·
* 10.Injury ·
* 11.Surgical Procedures ·
* 12.Rehabilitation ·
* 13.Practice
| | Basic Sciences | |
| <<Note To Authors | Basic Sciences | Bone>> |

## Bone

* Histology of Bone
* Blood Supply of Long Bones
* Bone Injury and Repair
* Bone Mineralisation
* Bone Viability

## Joints
### Articular Tissues

* Cartilage
* Synovium
* Meniscus

### Extra-articular Tissues

* Capsule
* Ligaments

### Arthroses
#### Non-Inflammatory

* Osteoarthritis
* Neuropathic Arthropathy
* Acute Rheumatic Fever
* Ochronosis
* Hypertrophic Osteoarthropathy
* Osteonecrosis
* Osteochondritis Dissecans
* Osteochondromatosis

#### Inflammatory

* Rheumatoid Arthritis
* Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
* Polymyalgia Rheumatica
* Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
* Relapsing Polychondritis
* Spondyloarthropathies
** Ankylosing Spondylitis
** Reactive arthritis
** Psoriatic Arthropathy
** Enteropathic Arthropathy
* Crystalline Arthropathies
** Gout
** Chondrocalcinosis
** Calcium Hydroxyapatite Deposition

#### Infections

* Pyogenic Arthritis
* Tuberculous Arthritis
* Fungal Arthritis
* Lyme Arthritis

#### Haemorrhagic

* Haemophilic Arthropathy
* Sickle Cell Disease
* Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis

## Neuromuscular Tissue

* Skeletal Muscle
* Nervous System

## Connective Tissues

* Tendons
* Ligaments
* Orthopaedic Surgery/Intervertebral Discs
* Soft Tissue Healing
* Soft Tissue Implants

## Molecular Biology

* Cellular Biology
* Immunology
* Genetics

## Orthopaedic Infections

* Soft Tissue Infections
** Cellulitis
** Erysipelas
** Necrotising Fascitis
** Gas Gangrene
** Toxic Shock Syndrome
** Surgical Wound Infection
** Bite Injuries
** Marine Injuries
* Bone Infections
** Acute Haematogenous Osteomyelitis
** Acute Osteomyelitis
** Subacute Osteomyelitis
** Chronic Osteomyelitis
** Chronic Sclerosing Osteomyelitis
** Chronic Multifocal osteomyelitis
** Osteomyelitis with Unusual Organisms
* Joint Infections
** Septic Arthritis
** Septic Bursitis
** Infected Total Joint Arthroplasty
* Other Infections
** Tetanus
** Rabies
** Puncture Wounds of Foot
** Diabetic Foot
** Paronychia
** Fungal Infestations
** Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
** Hepatitis
** Allograft Infections
* Antibiotics

## Perioperative Considerations

* Preoperative Evaluation
* Intraoperative Considerations
** Anaesthesia
** Spinal Cord Monitoring
** Tourniquet
* Postoperative Problems
** Pulmonary Problems
*** Deep Vein Thrombosis
*** Pulmonary Embolism
*** Adult Respiratory Syndrome
*** Fat Embolism
*** Pneumonia
** Nutrition
** Myocardial Infarction
** Gastrointestinal Complications
** Decubitus Ulcers
** Renal Problems
*** Urinary Tract Infections
*** Prostatic Hypertrophy
*** Acute Tubular Necrosis
*** Genitourinary Injury
** Shock
*** Hypovolemic Shock
*** Cardiogenic Shock
*** Vasogenic Shock
*** Neurogenic Shock
*** Septic Shock
** Compartment Syndrome
** Wound Healing
** Pain Control
** Transfusions

## Imaging and Special Studies

* Decision Making
* Radiography
* Computed Tomography
* Magnetic Resonance Imaging
* Arthrography
* Nuclear Medicine
** Bone Scan
** Gallium Scan
** WBC Scan
** Other Scans
* Electrodiagnostic Studies
* Ultrasonography
* Bone Density Measurement

## Biophysics

* Basic Concepts
* Biomaterials
** Metals
*** Screws
*** Plates
*** Intramedullary Nails
*** Dynamic Compression Screw
*** External Fixator
*** Total Hip Arthroplasty
*** Total Knee Arthroplasty
** Polyethylene
** Polymethlymethacrylate
** Silicones
** Ceramics
** Bone
** Ligaments and Tendons
** Articular Cartilage
* Biomechanics
** General Concepts
** Hip
** Knee
** Ankle and Foot
** Spine
** Shoulder
** Elbow
** Wrist and Hand

## Clinical Anatomy

* Shoulder
* Arm
* Forearm
* Wrist and Hand
* Spine
* Hip
* Thigh
* Knee
* Ankle
* Foot
* Surgical Approaches