Below is a selection of lecture notes courtesy of Prof. Dwight Robinson.
| SES # | TOPICS | LECTURE NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bone Growth and Development (1 hr.) - Dr. Schiller Bone Growth; Fracture Healing (1 hr.) - Dr. Schiller | |
| 2 | Infections of Bone/Metabolic Bone Disease (1 hr.) - Dr. Schiller Histology of Bone; Microscopic Lab (1 hr.) - Dr. Schiller | |
| 3 | Disorders of Growth Plate (1 hr.) - Dr. Olsen Heritable Disorders of Connective Tissues (1 hr.) - Dr. Krane | |
| 4 | Basic Skeletal Biomechanics (1 hr.) - Dr. Snyder Biomechanics of Fracture Healing (1 hr.) - Dr. Snyder | |
| 5 | Cartilage Biology and Biomechanics (1 hr.) - Dr. Kim Biomechanics in Pathogenesis of Osteoarthritis (1 hr.) - Dr. Kim | |
| 6 | Rheumatic Diseases (I) (1 hr.) - Dr. Robinson Rheumatic Diseases (II), SLE, Scleroderma (1 hr.) - Dr. Robinson | (PDF - 1.2 MB) |
| 7 | Pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis (1 hr.) - Dr. Anderson Rheumatic Diseases (III), Vasculitis, Gout (1 hr.) - Dr. Robinson |
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| 8 | Biomechanics Review Session (1 hr.) | |
| 9 | Muscular Dystrophies/ Inflammatory Myopathies (1 hr.) - Dr. Brown Mitochondrial Myopathies (1 hr.) - Dr. Johns Mineral Ion Homeostasis (2 hrs.) - Dr. Potts | |
| 10 | Osteoporosis; Osteomalacia (1 hr.) - Dr. DeMay Cartilage; Structure Osteoarthritis (1 hr.) - Dr. Mankin Demonstration: Joint Dissection (30 min.) - Dr. Mankin | |
| Final Examination (2.5 hrs.) |