Master of Medical Sciences Programme

Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, School of Clinical Medicine

To provide students with an in-depth study on spinal disorders and spine surgery.

To present up-to-date knowledge, to describe basic science in joint replacement surgery, and to share practical tips in management of arthritic conditions.
To provide training and a platform to perform basic or clinical research for students to write up a dissertation or scientific papers.
To enhance the practice of the students and improve the standard of care.

To provide updated knowledge in basic science and clinical management of fractures and dislocations.
To enhance and improve the standard of care in orthopaedic trauma.
To provide training and a platform to reform basic or clinical research for dissertations or scientific publications.

To provide students an opportunity to study the Hand Surgery of one of the subspecialty of Orthopaedics Surgery.
To provide training and a platform to reform basic or clinical research for dissertation or scientific publications.
To enhance the clinical care and practice of students who are working in the musculoskeletal field.

To present up-to-date knowledge in the organization and practice of orthopaedic rehabilitation.
To enhance and improve the standard of care in orthopaedic rehabilitation.
Understand the process of rehabilitation in different orthopaedic sub-specialities.

Course Code	Courses	Credit Units
OSUR6201	Spine Surgery: Biomechanics and assessment of patients	6
OSUR6206	Spine Surgery: Intraoperative spinal cord monitoring	6
OSUR6207	Spine Surgery: Laboratory techniques	6
OSUR6202	Joint Replacement Surgery: Applied anatomy, biomechanics and biomaterials	6
OSUR6208	Joint Replacement Surgery: Operative surgery	6
OSUR6209	Joint Replacement Surgery: Outcome measurement	6
OSUR6203	Advanced Musculoskeletal Imaging: Anatomic and kinesiological examination of the spine	6
OSUR6210	Advanced Musculoskeletal Imaging: Micro-CT and paraspinal muscle imaging	6
OSUR6211	Advanced Musculoskeletal Imaging: Spinal cord	6
OSUR6204	Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery: Fracture healing and biomechanics of fixation devices	6
OSUR6212	Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery: Operative surgery	6
OSUR6213	Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery: Outcome assessment	6
OSUR6205	Hand Surgery: Applied anatomy and physiology of the hand, Laboratory techniques with skin flaps	6
OSUR6214	Hand Surgery: Clinical assessment, repair and construction	6
OSUR6215	Orthopaedic Rehabilitation: General Principles	6

define the mechanical principle of the spine and its changes in disorders.
give an account of the history of surgical treatment to the spinal disorders.
identify and describe, recognise and prevent the various complications during spinal surgery.

describe the applied anatomy and biomechanics of the hip and knee joints.
appraise the commonly used biomaterials used in joint replacement surgery, and choose the suitable biomaterial in different clinical situations.
define the basic principles of operative technique in joint replacement surgery.
describe various outcome and quality of life assessment tools, analyse their pros and cons and apply them in real patients
differentiate the pathogenesis and management of various arthritic disorders.
critically appraise the academic literatures and perform simple research in medically related field.

give an account of the history of advanced imaging modalities
describe the fundamentals of dynamic videofluoroscopy, MRI, and diagnostic neuromuscular imaging
compare and contrast the imaging modalities for cervical and lumbar spinal disorders.
identify and describe the clinical applications and limitations of the above techniques.

define the principle of fracture fixation.
understand about the anatomy, physiology of bone and the fracture healing process.
understand the development of fracture implants and relationship between fracture implants and fracture healing.
explore the areas of implant development and research through understanding the development of orthopaedic implants.
understand the operative management of orthopaedic trauma, including pre-operative and post-operative management, general complications, etc.
learn and use various outcomes and assessment tools in musculoskeletal conditions.

Critically appraise the academic literature.
Design and perform basic or clinical research in hand surgery.
Identify, recognize and manage clinical problems effectively with up-to-date knowledge.

Spine Surgery: Lectures, Tutorials, Workshops, Essay writing and Literature review
Joint Replacement Surgery: Lectures, Tutorials and Literature review
Advanced Musculoskeletal Imaging: Lectures, Tutorials, Practical and Literature review
Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery: Lectures, Tutorials, Workshops and Literature review
Hand Surgery: Tutorials. Practical, Essay writing and Literature review
Orthopaedic Rehabilitation: Lectures, Tutorials, Interdisciplinary Clinical attachment, and Literature review

Spine Surgery: In-course assessment and Research project
Joint Replacement Surgery: In-course assessment, Literature review and Research project
Advanced Musculoskeletal Imaging: In-course assessment, Literature review and Research project
Orthopaedic Trauma Surgery: In-course assessment and Research project
Hand Surgery: In-course assessment, Dissertation and Research project
Orthopaedic Rehabilitation: In-course assessment, and Dissertation or Research project

Departmental Coordinator(s)
Dr CY Lam
Tel : 2255 4974
Email: lamclive@hku.hk