Chapter 12 – Upper limb trauma I
Abstract A 38-year-old left-hand dominant lady fell on to her right arm when out drinking and attended the accident and emergency department the next day at 4 pm as the pain…
Chapter 14 – Pelvic trauma
Abstract There are several areas of pelvis/acetabulum that candidates need to be familiar with and other areas that are within a subspecialty interest. Acetabular/pelvic radiology is usually discussed at the…
Chapter 17 – Hand and upper limb
Abstract These are posteroanterior (PA) and lateral radiographs of the wrist that show an extra-articular distal radius fracture. On the PA view, the radial height and inclination are maintained. On…
Chapter 6 – Spine
Abstract Spine questions can feature at any station for viva. They are frequently asked in adult pathology, but can pop up in basic science (structure of intervertebral disc), trauma (thoracolumbar…
Chapter 27 – Genetics and cell biology
Abstract The average orthopaedic trainee about to sit the FRCS (Tr & Orth) exam requires a basic knowledge of genetics. This doesn’t need to be encyclopaedic, but candidates will need…
Chapter 29 – Clinical environment
Abstract Sterilization is the process that destroys all forms of microbial life and is carried out in healthcare facilities by either chemical or physical methods. Disinfection, however, is a process…
Chapter 11 – Lower limb trauma II
Abstract Alexander Suvorov would have done well in the trauma viva section of the FRCS Tr & Orth. Two citations attributed to him underpin the approach to the exam: Train…
Chapter 5 – Foot and ankle
Abstract This diagram is a representation of the lateral aspect of the ankle showing the bony and ligamentous structures. Structure 2 is the anterior talofibular ligament, structure 3 is the…
Chapter 12 – Upper limb trauma I
Abstract A 38-year-old left-hand dominant lady fell on to her right arm when out drinking and attended the accident and emergency department the next day at 4 pm as the pain…
Chapter 14 – Pelvic trauma
Abstract There are several areas of pelvis/acetabulum that candidates need to be familiar with and other areas that are within a subspecialty interest. Acetabular/pelvic radiology is usually discussed at the…
