Date	Topics/Readings	Outcomes/Topics	Topics	Assignments/Readings
WEEK 1	Introduction	Understand the course structure/syllabus	Elbow and Forearm – Overview, Pain Diagrams, Anatomy	Essentials of Musculoskeletal Care
9/9/2024	Musculoskeletal anatomy – Focus on upper extremities	Demonstrate knowledge of the anatomy of the upper extremities		Section 2, pages 322-329
			Hand and Wrist- Overview, Pain Diagrams, Anatomy	Section 3, pages
				432-438
				Section 4, 496-504
WEEK 2	Musculoskeletal anatomy- focus on lower extremities and spine	Determine the anatomy of the lower extremities and spine	Hip and thigh - Overview, Pain Diagrams, Anatomy	Section 5 pages 628-636
9/16/2024			Knee and Lower Leg – Overview, Pain Diagrams, Anatomy	Section 6-Pages 720-732
			Foot and Ankle – Overview, Pain Diagrams, Anatomy	Section 7 - Pages 858-866
			Spine - Overview, Pain Diagrams, Anatomy	Section 8 - Pages 1018-1032
WEEK 3	Musculoskeletal physiology	Demonstrate an understanding of muscle, bone, ligament and cartilage physiology.		Article posted in: Readings & Resources
9/23/2024
WEEK 4	Physical assessment of the musculoskeletal system – focus on the history and mechanism of injury	Demonstrate methods to perform an accurate and thorough history from a patient with a musculoskeletal complaint	Overview of General Orthopedics and Principles of Musculoskeletal Evaluation	Essentials of Musculoskeletal Care
9/30/2024			Sports Medicine Evaluation and Management Principals	Section 1 Pages 7-14
				264-277
				Section 9 – pages 1272-1274
WEEK 5	Physical assessment of the musculoskeletal system – focus on the upper extremities	Exhibit methods for assessing the upper extremities	Physical Examination of the Shoulder	Section 2 - Pages 324-329
10/7/2024			Physical Examination of the Elbow and Forearm	336-346
			Physical Examination of the Wrist and Hand	Section 3 – Pages 434-445
				Section 4 – Pages 498-516
WEEK 6	Physical assessment of the musculoskeletal system – focus on the lower extremities	Learn methods for assessing the lower extremities	Physical Examination of the Hip and Thigh	Section 5 - Pages 630-636
10/14/2024			Physical Examination of the Knee and Lower Leg	644-650
				Section 6- 724-732 and 738-748
WEEK 7	Midterm Exam
10/21/2024
WEEK 8	Diagnosing conditions of the musculoskeletal system – focus on congenital factors and the pediatric patient	Use critical thinking and inductive and deductive reasoning to diagnose congenital conditions of the musculoskeletal system	Pediatric Orthopedics	Section 9 - Pages 1120-1133
10/28/2024
WEEK 9	Diagnosing conditions of the musculoskeletal system- focus on overuse injuries and conditions	Appropriately use subjective and objective information to diagnose overuse injuries and conditions.	Overuse, overtraining syndrome	Article posted in: Readings & Resources.
11/4/2024			Throwing Injuries	Section 1 200-213
			Dance Injuries to the foot and ankle	Section 2 Pages 392-398
				Section 7 Pages 923-927
WEEK 10	Diagnosing conditions of the musculoskeletal system- focus on traumatic upper extremity injuries	Demonstrate the ability to accurately diagnose upper extremity traumatic injuries and conditions.	Shoulder	Section 2 – Pages 323-329, 336-346, 347-349, 356-357, 363-364, 367-369, 370, 373-374, 376-378, 380-381, 383-384, 399-401, 406-407, 409-411, 418-419, 423-424
11/11/2024			Elbow and Forearm	Section 3
				434-445, 446-448, 452-453, 455-456, 458, 461-462, 464-466, 474-475, 479-481, 486-487, 488-490
WEEK 11	Diagnosing conditions of the musculoskeletal system- focus on lower extremity injuries	Define the diagnoses for lower extremity traumatic injuries and conditions.	Hip and Thigh	Section 5 – Pages 630-636, 644-650, 651-652, 655-656, 658-660, 662-663, 666-668, 670-672, 676-677, 679-680, 703-704, 706, 708-710
11/18/2024			Knee and Lower Leg	Section 6- Pages 722-732, 738-748, 749-751, 760-763, 767-770, 776-779, 783-786, 789-791, 799-801, 806-808, 818-819, 821-823, 826-828, 838-839, 841-843
WEEK 12	Diagnosing conditions of the musculoskeletal system- focus on spinal injuries	Identify the conditions and injuries to the spine	Spine	Section 8 – Pages
11/25/22024	Wrist and hand and foot and ankle		Hand and Wrist	1020-1032, 1038-1054, 1055-1056, 1057-1059, 1060-1061,1065-1067, 1070-1071, 1073-1074, 1076-1077,1082-1083, 1088-1090, 1092-1094, 10-96-1097, 1099-1100, 1107-1108, 1109-1110
			Foot and Ankle	Section 4 Pages 498-516, 521-523, 527-528, 532-533, 536-537, 539-541, 547, 550-551, 571-572, 573-574, 576-577, 580-582, 585-586, 588-590,
				445-447, 450-452, 455-456, 459-465, 470-471, 474-476, 483-489,493-514, 517-527, 531-539, 542-547, 560-562, 563-566, 597-598, 599-600, 608-610, 614-615,
				Section 7 Pages
				861-866, 873-887, 892, 898-899, 906-908, 912-913, 915-916, 935-936, 938-939, 941. 944-945, 947, 949-950, 953-955, 956-957, 963-964, 968-969, 975-977, 990-992, 994-995, 1001-1002, 1004-1006, 1013
WEEK 13	Diagnosing conditions of the musculoskeletal system – focusing on infections	Demonstrate diagnosis of infections of the musculoskeletal system	Osteomyelitis	Section 1- Pages 119-119, and 122-124
12/2/2024			Septic Arthritis	Pages 38-40
			Lyme Disease	Pages 553-556
			Fingertip Infections	Pages 568-569
			Flexor Tendon Sheath Infections	Section 4. Pages 517-520 and 594-596
			Bite wounds
WEEK 14	Final Exam
12/9/2024
WEEK 15	Introduction	Understand the course structure/syllabus		Armstrong and Hubbard Section 1 Pages 109-117
12/16/2024	Radiography	Overview of Imaging Principles and Techniques		Readings and/or viewings posted IN Readings & Resources.
		Demonstrate knowledge of xray/radiographs.
HOLIDAY BREAK
WEEK 16	Radiography	Demonstrate understanding of magnetic resonance imagery (MRI) and magnetic resonance imagery with arthrogram(MRA)		Readings and/or viewings posted IN Readings & Resources.
1/6/2025
WEEK 17	Radiography	Demonstrate an understanding computed tomography (CT)		Readings and/or viewings posted IN Readings & Resources.
1/13/2025
WEEK 18	Radiography	Demonstrate an understanding ultrasound (US).		Readings and/or viewings posted IN Readings & Resources.
1/20/2025
WEEK 19	Radiography	Determine when other studies are necessary, including Bone Scan, DEXA scan and PET scan		Readings and/or viewings posted IN Readings & Resources.
1/27/2025
WEEK 20	Midterm Exam
2/3/2025
WEEK 21	Management	Learn how to manage upper extremity (shoulder and elbow) injuries and conditions.		Section 2 Armstrong and Hubbard
2/10/2025				Pages 347-350,356-358, 363-386, 399-402, 406-414,418-420,423-425
				Section 3
				446-449, 452-468,474-476, 479-482,486-490
WEEK 22	Management	Describe how to manage lower extremity (hip and knee) injuries and conditions.		Section 5
2/17/2025				651-684, 688-690, 694-696, 701-710,
				Section 6
				749-753,760-763, 767-771,776-779, 783-796, 799-804,806-814, 818-829, 833-835, 838-844
WEEK 23	Management	Identify the management strategies for general musculoskeletal injuries and conditions.		Section 1
2/24/2025		CAM for Osteoarthritis		Pages 25-68,80-87
				32-68,
				39-45
WEEK 24	Management	Learn how to manage acute and chronic spine injuries and conditions.		Section 8
3/3/2025		Management of hand and wrist injuries and conditions.		1055-1068, 1070-1079, 1082-1085,1088-1101, 1107-1111
		Management of foot and ankle injuries and conditions.		Section 4
				521-524,527-529,532-533, 536-542,547-548,550-552, 563-567, 571-591
				892-894, 898-901, 906-909, 912-913, 914-918, 935-958963-0965,968-969, 975-978,985-987,1004-1006,1013-1014
WEEK 25	Management	Management and treatment for pediatric congenital and traumatic injuries and conditions		Section 9
3/10/2025				Pages:
				1134-1159, 1172-1196,1201-1271
WEEK 26	Health Maintenance	Prescribe and recommend the best practices for Diet and nutrition in prevention or health maintenance for patients with musculoskeletal injuries and conditions.		Section 1 Pages:
3/17/2025		Osteoporosis		Readings posted in Readings & Resources.
				Section 1 Pages:  189-198
WEEK 27	On-Campus Workshop Day
3/21/2025
WEEK 28	Health Maintenance/ Injury Prevention	Describe the mechanisms to prevent overuse injuries – throwing programs, return to running or return to play		Section 1 Pages:
3/24/2025		Sports related Concussion		200-213
				Section 2
				392-398
				Section 1
				Page 275
				Section 1 pages 69-78
WEEK 29	Health Maintenance	Identify safety for patients to avoid musculoskeletal injuries and conditions, and recommend physical activity		Section 1 Pages:
3/31/2025				127-135 and 165-176
				276
WEEK 30	Final Exam
4/7/2025
WEEK 31	Introduction to MSK III and	Understand the course structure/syllabus		Weekly discussion board post and case study.
4/14/2025	Practice models overview	Demonstrate knowledge practice models.
WEEK 32	Soft tissue injections/ joint aspirations and injections	Describe the process of joint injections and aspirations and indications and contraindications for these interventions		Corticosteroids Pages 92-94 and 454
4/21/2025				Adverse effects 688-689
				Adhesive capsulitis 312
				Subacromial bursa 325-326
				Rheumatoid arthritis 52
				Knee arthritis 680
				Viscosummplementation 680
				Shoulder impingement 3320
				Thumb CMC joint 453-454
				AC joint injections Pages 289-290
				Ankle 812-813
				Carpal tunnel 468-469
				Knee 675-677
				MCP/PIP  448-449
				Pes anserine bursa 690-691
				Shoulder 316-317
				Wrist 457-458
				Weekly discussion board post and case study
WEEK 33	Casting, splinting	Describe the process of joint and fracture reduction and patient indications.  Review complications.		Weekly discussion board post and case study.
4/28/2025	Fracture and dislocation reduction	Identify principles of casting and techniques for applying immobilization.
		Determine best practices for suturing, immobilization
WEEK 34	Suturing	Review for some, new information for others on suturing		Weekly discussion board post and case study.
5/5/2025
WEEK 35	Scope of practice	Demonstrate a keen knowledge of the scope of practice for the NP, PA and MD/DO, PT, ATC		Weekly discussion board post and case study.
5/12/2025		Discuss the role of first assisting in the operating room, including review of sterile technique.		View voiced over ppt and material posted in Readings & Resources.
WEEK 36	Certification	Identify certifying bodies for the specialty of orthopedics		Weekly discussion board post and case study.
5/19/2025				View voiced over ppt and material posted in Readings & Resources.
WEEK 37	Final Exam	Take 3 times, the highest of the 3 scores will be recorded.
5/26/2025