Curriculum and Recommendations for Study
Lower Extremity: Eric A. Brandser, MD

Femoral shaft fractures Patella fractures Tibial plateau fractures Tibial spine avulsion fractures Cruciate and other ligamentous injuries of the knee Meniscus tears Bucket handle tear Radial tear Knee dislocations Tibial stress fractures Tibial and fibular shaft fractures Tibial plafond fracture (pilon fractures) Ankle mortise injury Calcaneal fractures

Achilles tendon and ligamentous injuries of the ankle Talus fractures Talar dislocations Talar fractures Subtalar dislocations Tarsal fractures Tarso-metatarsal fracture dislocations (Lisfranc's fracture) Metatarsal fractures Toe fractures Septic arthritis Muscle injuries Compartment syndrome Diabetic muscle infarction Diabetic foot infections

Suggested Readings:

Radiology of Skeletal Trauma (2nd Ed), Rogers LF (ed); Churchill Livingstone, New York; 1992.

Harris JH, Harris WH, The Radiology of Emergency Medicine. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, MD, Fourth Edition, 2000.

McCort JJ, Trauma Radiology. Churchill Livingstone, New York, NY.1990.

Novelline RA. Advances in Emergency Radiology, Volumes II, Radiological Clinics of North America. WB Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, 1999.

West OC, Novelline RA, Wilson AJ, Categorical Course Syllabus on Emergency and Trauma Radiology. American Roentgen Ray Society, 2000