Postgraduate Orthopaedics: The Candidate's Guide to the FRCS (TR & Orth) Examination

by Edited by Paul A. Banaszkiewicz , Edited in association with Deiary F. Kader , Nicola Maffulli

• ISBN13: 9780521674638
• ISBN10: 0521674638
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-03-02
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

The FRCS (Tr & Orth) examination is a stressful experience, even for the most well-prepared candidate. There is nothing more frustrating than a good candidate with good knowledge failing because of lack of appropriate preparation or examination technique. This book will guide the orthopaedic trainee in preparing for the examination before they are thrown into the lion's den. In the written section the authors give general advice about preparing for the MCQ/EMI paper. The clinical section covers both the long and short cases with examples of the most likely cases that regularly appear in the examination. The next four sections cover the remaining vivas, namely Basic Science, Trauma, Hands, and Paediatrics, each with the same structure. Finally, there are a series of real-life candidates' blow-by-blow accounts of their whole examination experience. These give candidates a real-life perspective of what to expect during their own examination. Overall, the book presents the key essentials for success in the FRCS (Tr & Orth).

Author Biography

Paul A. Banaszkiewicz is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead, UK. Deiary F. Kader is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead. Dr. Kader is also Visiting Professor in Sports Science at Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Nicola Maffulli is Professor of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery at Keele University School of Medicine, Stoke on Trent and a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent, UK.

Table of Contents

List of contributors	p. vii
Foreword	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Glossary	p. xiii
The FRCS (Tr & Orth) examination	p. 1
General guidance	p. 3
The written paper	p. 7
Written paper guidance	p. 9
The clinicals	p. 11
The short cases	p. 13
Short case list	p. 15
The long cases	p. 17
Long case list	p. 19
Hand and wrist clinical cases	p. 20
Shoulder and elbow clinical cases	p. 51
Spine clinical cases	p. 64
Hip clinical cases	p. 71
Knee clinical cases	p. 105
Foot and ankle clinical cases	p. 110
Paediatric clinical cases	p. 126
Adult elective orthopaedics oral	p. 133
General oral guidance	p. 135
Shoulder and elbow oral core topics	p. 138
Hip oral core topics	p. 155
Knee oral core topics	p. 194
Foot and ankle oral core topics	p. 215
Spine oral core topics	p. 237
The hand oral	p. 271
Syllabus and general guidance	p. 273
Hand oral core topics	p. 276
The paediatric oral	p. 357
Paediatric oral topics	p. 359
The trauma oral	p. 401
Trauma oral topics	p. 403
The basic science oral	p. 459
Basic science oral core topics	p. 461
Miscellaneous topics	p. 567
Candidates' accounts of the examination	p. 569
Examination failure	p. 587
Index	p. 591
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