Postgraduate Orthopaedics: The Candidate's Guide To The Frcs (tr & Orth) Examination (cambridge Medicine)

"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)."--Publisher's description Half-title......Page 3 Title......Page 5 Copyright......Page 6 Contents......Page 7 Contributors......Page 9 Foreword......Page 11 Preface......Page 13 Glossary......Page 15 Section 1: The FRCS (Tr & Orth) examination......Page 19 1. General guidance......Page 21 Section 2: The written paper......Page 25 2. Written paper guidance......Page 27 Section 3: The clinicals......Page 29 3. The short cases......Page 31 4. Short case list......Page 33 5. The long cases......Page 35 6. Long case list......Page 37 7. Hand and wrist clinical cases......Page 38 8. Shoulder and elbow clinical cases......Page 69 9. Spine clinical cases......Page 82 10. Hip clinical cases......Page 89 11. Knee clinical cases......Page 122 12. Foot and ankle clinical cases......Page 128 13. Paediatric clinical cases......Page 144 Section 4: Adult elective orthopaedics oral......Page 151 14. General oral guidance......Page 153 15. Shoulder and elbow oral core topics......Page 156 16. Hip oral core topics......Page 173 17. Knee oral core topics......Page 212 18. Foot and ankle oral core topics......Page 233 19. Spine oral core topics......Page 255 Section 5: The hand oral......Page 289 20. Syllabus and general guidance......Page 291 21. Hand oral core topics......Page 294 Section 6: The paediatric oral......Page 375 22. Paediatric oral topics......Page 377 Section 7: The trauma oral......Page 419 23. Trauma oral topics......Page 421 Section 8: The basic science oral......Page 477 24. Basic science oral core topics......Page 479 Section 9: Miscellaneous topics......Page 585 25. Candidates' accounts of the examination......Page 587 26. Examination failure......Page 605 Index......Page 609