Musculoskeletal Key

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…

Abstract Mode 1: Wear from two articulating surfaces that are intended to rub together, such as the femoral head and the poly. Mode 2: Wear from an articulating surface and…

Abstract Orthotics and prosthetics is a subject often neglected during revision, but is an important topic because various aspects may be incorporated into other topics, such as gait, hand injuries…

Abstract As in all other areas of the viva examinations, knowing basic definitions gives you an easy starting point when answering questions and gives the impression to the examiners that…

Abstract Pain may be asked as part of a viva topic or candidates may be lucky or unlucky enough to have a full 5-minute viva devoted to the topic. It…

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…