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Upon successful completion of

these orthopedic modules, students

will be able to:

✓ Identify the primar y t ypes of fractures (e.g., transverse, oblique, spiral,

comminuted) and their distinguishing features.
✓ Explain the criteria used in fracture classification, such as displacement,

angulation, and location.
✓ Describe the clinical relevance of fracture classification in guiding treatment

decisions.
✓ Use fracture classification to supor t initial treatment plans or refer ral

pathways, per MD guidance.
✓ Compare the utilit y of different fracture classification in specific clinical

scenarios.
✓ Define key or thopedic ter ms, including ter ms related to anatomy (e.g.,

diaphysis, metaphysis), injur y mechanisms (e.g., avulsion, compression), and
procedures (e.g., ORIF, ex ter nal fixation).
✓ Recall common abbreviations and their meanings in or thopedic practice.

✓ Explain the significance of precise ter minology in effective communication

among heal thcare providers.
✓ Illustrate how anatomical and procedural ter ms are interconnected in

describing or thopedic conditions and inter ventions.
✓ Use appropriate or thopedic ter minology when documenting patient cases or

communicating with colleagues.
✓ Match clinical ter ms with their cor responding definitions and contex ts in

or thopedic practice.
✓ Differentiate bet ween ter ms with similar meanings but distinct applications,

such as subluxation vs. dislocation or cast vs. splint.
✓ Appreciate the clarit y and accuracy of or thopedic ter minology used in patient

records or interdisciplinar y communication.