ATTR 520 - Orthopedic Assessment and Diagnosis

3 Hour(s) Credit
Introduces clinical assessment techniques for orthopedic injuries. Learn to take a complete patient history, including mechanism of injury and chief complaint, in order to develop a differential diagnosis. Acquire examination techniques, including observation, palpation, range of motion assessment, and manual muscle, neurovascular and laxity testing to objectively rule out possible injuries and arrive at an appropriate working diagnosis.
Four hours per week.
Prerequisites ATTR 501.