Musculoskeletal Key

Abstract There has been a change in emphasis in the oral questions in the last 2 years to higher-order thinking and judgement. Exam revision should be less book reading and…

Abstract A 53-year-old man was involved in a road traffic accident. He was driving the car and was wearing a seat belt. This is the radiograph obtained in casualty (Figure…

Abstract The stress–strain curve is a triple A-list subject. It always seems to be asked in viva examinations and is a definite top 10 core basic science question. In recent…

Abstract A viva examination is like playing a game. The candidate should know the subject well, have a game plan and more importantly should know the opponent. A candidate who…

Abstract In the FRCS (Tr & Orth) structured oral exam, most candidates will have anticipated the possibility of being asked a radiology topic and would have (wisely) prepared for this….

Abstract Many examinees approach medical statistics with a lot of apprehension. This is justified in most circumstances as we do not regularly practise statistics, nor do we study it on…

Abstract Section 2 of the basic science (Tr & Orth) syllabus is a large topic, difficult to grasp at face value as it appears quite removed from the average orthopaedic…

Abstract In this section, we follow the exam format with a simple question around a clinical picture, X-ray or a video clip, followed by increasingly difficult questions to explore candidate…

Abstract It is important to spend time learning surgical approaches and anatomy. At least two questions in the exam will be drawn from these areas in either the trauma and/or…

Abstract A recent shift in emphasis with basic science from the ICB is to try and link a topic into a clinical problem to make the subject more clinically relevant…