Area: | Department of Podiatry |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
Individual Study: | 2 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Review anatomy of the lower leg and foot. Sterilisation procedures for daily clinical practice. Sterilisation procedures for operating theatre. Principles of infection control. Major infective agents and their management. Wound healing, systemic affects on wound healing. Pre-operative examination including history taking, physical examination, laboratory tests and patient consent. Surgical suturing techniques of skin and soft tissue. Biopsy techniques of the skin. Evaluation of radiological manifestations of bone deformities in relation to foot deformities. Radiological assessment post-operatively. Anaesthesia via general and local measures, its risks and complications. Appropriate surgical procedures for nails, hammer toes, metatarsal lesions, hallux valgus, "flat foot", tailors bunions and other common foot problems. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have - Gained an understanding of appropriate surgical correction techniques used in lower extremity deformities. Developed a working knowledge of infection control and how to apply these principles in operating theatres and to daily practice. Developed knowledge of conservative therapy and its correlation to surgical reconstruction and an understanding of the indications, contra-indications and complications of foot surgery. Gained understanding of normal wound healing, the application of new wound management techniques, and the management of wound complications. Developed detailed knowledge of the anatomy of the foot, ankle and lower extremity and gained the ability to research new surgical modalities, methods or techniques in foot surgery. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | No prescribed references. |
Unit Texts: | Podiatric Surgical Theory Course Reader, (2000), Curtin University of Technology, Curtin Press. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignments (4) 25% each. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 60100 Medical Studies (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 3 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Essential | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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AvailabilityAvailability Information has not been provided by the respective School or Area. Prospective students should contact the School or Area listed above for further information.
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