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(a) KNOWLEDGE:
The student shall be able to:
(1) Explain the principles of recognition of bone injuries and dislocation.
(2) Apply suitable methods to detect and manage common infections of   bone sand joints.
(3) Identify congenital skeletal anomalies and their referral for appropriate
Correction or rehabilitation.
(4) Recognize metabolic bone diseases as seen in this country;
(5) Explain etiogenesis, manifestations, diagnosis of neoplasm affecting bones;

(b) SKILLS:
At the end of the course, the student shall be able to:
(1) Detect sprains and deliver first aid measures for common fractures and
Sprains and manage uncomplicated fractures of clavicle, Colles’,     forearm, phalanges etc.;
(2) Use techniques of splinting, plaster, immobilization etc.;
(3) Manage common bone infections; learn indications for sequestration,
Amputations and corrective measures for bone deformities.
(4) Advise aspects of rehabilitation for Polio, Cerebral Palsy and Amputation.
(5) Splinting (plaster slab) for the purpose of emergency splint age, definitive splint age and post operative splint age and application of Thomas splint;
(6) Manual reduction of common fractures-phalanges, metacarpal, metatarsal and Colleges fracture;
(7) Manual reduction of common dislocations-interphalangeal metacarpophalangeal, elbow and shoulder exdislocations;
(8) Plaster cast application for undisciplined fractures of arm, forearm, leg and ankle;
(9) Emergency care of a multiple injury patient;
(10) Precautions about transport and bed care of spinal cord injury patients.
(11) Advise about prognosis of poliomyelitis, cerebral palsy, CTEV and CDH;
(12) Advise about rehabilitation of amputees and mutilating traumatic and leprosy deformities of hand;
(13) Drainage for acute osteomyelitis;
(14) Sequestrectomy in chronic osteomyelitis;
(15) Application of external fixation;
(16) Internal fixation of fractures of long bones.

(c) APPLICATION:
Be able to perform certain orthopedic skills, provide sound advice on skeletal and related conditions at primary or secondary health care level.

(d) INTEGRATION:
Integration with Anatomy; Surgery; Pathology; Radiology and Forensic
Medicine is done.