Hip and Knee

Description

This course is all about hips and knees! The first two lessons cover hip anatomy, incision and excision, and repair and replacement procedures. Falling to our knees in Lessons 3 and 4 the discussion continues on those common procedures involving the knees. The course concludes with fracture and dislocation treatments from hip to knee.

Objectives:

Lesson 1: Hip Anatomy and Incision/Excision Procedures

• Label the components of pelvis and hip joint
• Differentiate between total and partial hip arthroplasty and identify various types of fracture fixation devices

Lesson 2: Hip Repairs and Joint Replacement

• Determine the correct code for hip contracture procedures
• Assign codes for various hip arthroplasty procedures

Lesson 3: Knee Anatomy and Incision/Excision Procedures

• Identify key structures of the knee joint
• Distinguish open from arthroscopic knee procedures

Lesson 4: Knee Repair and Replacement

• Assign codes to knee arthroscopy procedures
• Differentiate partial from total knee arthroplasty

Lesson 5: Fracture and Dislocation for the Pelvis and Upper Leg

• Identify various types of fracture fixation devices
• Assign codes to fracture procedure reports