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AnatomyX: Musculoskeletal Cases

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Brief Introduction

Learn the anatomy basic to understanding five musculoskeletal injuries commonly seen in primary care medicine and orthopedic clinical specialty practice. Follow hypothetical patients from injury to operating room.

Course Summary

AnatomyX Musculoskeletal Cases is an online course offered by Harvard University that uses real-life patient cases to teach anatomy and clinical reasoning skills.

Key Learning Points

Learn anatomy through real-life patient cases
Develop clinical reasoning skills
Gain knowledge in musculoskeletal anatomy

Learning Outcomes

Develop clinical reasoning skills
Understand musculoskeletal anatomy
Learn to diagnose and treat patients

Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course

Basic knowledge of anatomy
Access to a computer with internet connection

Course Difficulty Level

Intermediate

Course Format

Online
Self-paced
Case-based

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Description

Course description

Musculoskeletal AnatomyX invites students to join medical and basic science faculty at Harvard Medical School (HMS) to learn about musculoskeletal injuries commonly seen in clinical practice.

For each case, students visit the HMS Clinical Skills Center to observe the initial patient encounter and physical examination by an orthopedic surgeon. Following the patient encounter, students complete the interactive gross anatomy, histology and radiology learning sessions essential for understanding the case. The anatomy learning sessions include observing actual dissections in the Harvard Medical School anatomy laboratories revealing and explaining the human anatomy relevant for each clinical case.

After completing the case learning sessions, students review pertinent radiology images, commit to a tentative diagnosis from a list of differential diagnoses, and accompany the patient to a virtual operating room to observe the surgical treatment. In the virtual operating room, students observe narrated videos of actual surgical procedures.

Clinical content for each case is developed in close collaboration with leading orthopedic surgeons and radiologists at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

This course will take you inside the anatomy laboratories where students entering medicine, dental medicine, and other health professions study anatomy by performing anatomical dissections. Content includes videos, photographs, and other content, including anatomical images and videos showing cadaver dissection, that some people may find offensive, disturbing or inappropriate.

Knowledge

What you'll learn
Fundamentals of musculoskeletal anatomy
Basics concepts and procedures of radiology
Anatomical structures related to five common injuries

Summary of User Reviews

The Harvard Online Learning course on Musculoskeletal Cases has received positive reviews from many users. The course is highly recommended for those interested in anatomy and musculoskeletal cases. One key aspect that many users thought was good is the quality of the course material.