Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

POT 503 — Orthopaedic II

POT department course · Nigerian universities

What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

• recognise orthopaedic / pathologic conditions that will lead to deformities like TB of spine, scoliosis, spondylosis
• explain and appreciate the etiology and clinical manifestations of different orthopaedic diseases; and

Course contents

Identification of orthopaedic conditions affecting the Spine e. g. TB of the spine, prolapsed disc, lordosis, scoliosis, kyphosis, spondylosis, spondylolithesis. Aetiology and clinical manifestations of the Orthopaedic conditions.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study POT 503.

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