Criterias & Classification in Orthopedics

·         Classification for osteomyelitis :

Waldvogel Classification System for Osteomyelitis

 Cierny-Mader Staging System for Osteomyelitis

·         Laws governing the remodelling of bone

Heuter–Volkmann principle

 -Compressive forces inhibit growth

 -Tensile forces stimulate growth

Wolff’s Law

-Bone is deposited and resorbed in accordance to the stresses placed upon it