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List of contributors
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vii |
Foreword by David C. Jaffray
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ix |
Preface
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xi |
List of abbreviations
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xii |
Section 1 The FRCS (Tr & Orth) examination
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1 |
1 General advice for the FRCS (Tr & Orth)
E. Prash Jesudason, Niall Munro and Paul A. Banaszkiewicz
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1 |
Section 2 The written paper
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9 |
2 MCQ and EMI paper guidance
Mohammed Al-Maiyah and Deiary F. Kader
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9 |
Section 3 The clinicals
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17 |
3 The short cases
Andrew Sprowson and Tom Symes
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17 |
4 The intermediate cases
Puneet Monga and Rajeev Bansal
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21 |
5 Shoulder and elbow clinical cases
Paul A. Banaszkiewicz and David Cloke
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24 |
6 Hand and wrist clinical cases
John W. K. Harrison
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36 |
7 Spine clinical cases
Paul A. Banaszkiewicz and Almas L. Khan
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59 |
8 Hip clinical cases
Paul A. Banaszkiewicz
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69 |
9 Knee clinical cases
Deiary F. Kader
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105 |
10 Foot and ankle clinical cases
Paul A. Banaszkiewicz and Paul Patterson
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111 |
11 Paediatric clinical cases
Sattar Alshryda and Philip Henman
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127 |
Section 4 The adult elective orthopaedics oral
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149 |
12 General structured oral exam guidance
Tom Symes, Simon Spencer and Andrew Sprowson
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149 |
13 Shoulder and elbow oral core topics
Asir Aster and Shashi Kanth Godey
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151 |
14 Hip oral core topics
Paul A. Banaszkiewicz
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170 |
15 Knee oral core topics
Deiary F. Kader
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218 |
16 Foot and ankle oral core topics
Paul A. Banaszkiewicz and Paul Patterson
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241 |
17 Spine oral core topics
Alex Baker and Niall Craig
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263 |
18 Orthopaedic oncology oral core topics
Thomas B. Beckingsale and Craig H. Gerrand
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281 |
Section 5 The hand oral
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299 |
19 Hand oral core topics
John W. K. Harrison
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299 |
Section 6 The paediatric oral
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357 |
20 Paediatric oral core topics
Simon L. Barker
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357 |
Section 7 The trauma oral
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397 |
21 Trauma oral core topics
Gunasekaran Kumar
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397 |
Section 8 The basic science oral
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433 |
22 Basic science oral core topics
Kevin P. Sherman
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433 |
Section 9 Miscellaneous topics
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505 |
23 Surgical exposures oral core topics
Jonathan Loughead and Santosh Venkatachalam
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505 |
24 Anatomy oral core topics
Sarkhell Radha and Paul A. Banaszkiewicz
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532 |
25 SAS doctors and the FRCS (Tr & Orth) exam
M. Abdul Bari
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568 |
26 FRCS (Tr & Orth) and CESR (Article 14)
Mohan Pullagura
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572 |
27 Candidates’ accounts of the examination
David Cloke and Shariff Hazarika
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576 |
28 Examination failure
Andrew Port and Paul A. Banaszkiewicz
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592 |
Index
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595 |
Mr Mohammed Al-Maiyah MB ChB, FICMS, FRCS, MSc Orthop, FRCS (Tr & Orth)
Sattar Alshryda MRCS, FRCS (Tr & Orth), MSc, PhD
Mr Asir Aster MBBS, FRCS (Surg), MSc (Orth Eng), FRCS (Tr & Orth)
Mr Paul A. Banaszkiewicz FRCS (Glas) FRCS (Ed) FRCS (Eng) FRCS (Tr & Orth) DipClinEd FAcadMEd
Mr Rajeev Bansal MSc, MCh Orth, FRCS (Tr & Orth)
Mr M. Abdul Bari FRCSG, FEBOT (Ortho), MCh (Ortho) FRCS (Tr & Orth)
Mr Alex Baker BSc, MB ChB, MRCS, MSc, FRCS (Tr & Orth)
Mr Simon L. Barker BSc (Hons) MD FRCS (Tr & Orth)
Mr Thomas B. Beckingsale FRCS (Tr & Orth)
Mr David Cloke FRCS (Tr & Orth)
Mr Niall Craig FRCS (Ed) FRCS (Tr & Orth)
Mr Craig H. Gerrand MB ChB, FRCS(Ed), MD, MBA
Mr Shashi Kanth Godey MBBS, MS (Orth), MRCS, FRCS (Tr & Orth)
Mr John W. K. Harrison MSc FRCS (Ed) FRCS (Tr & Orth), MFSEM (UK)
Mr Shariff Hazarika MRCS, FRCS (Tr & Orth)
Mr Philip Henman FRCS (Tr & Orth)
Mr E. Prash Jesudason MB ChB, MSc, FRCSEd (Tr & Orth)
Mr Deiary F. Kader FRCS (Glas) FRCS (Ed) FRCS (Tr & Orth), MFSEM (UK)
Mr Almas L. Khan MBBS, PGCert ClinEd, FRCSEd (Tr & Orth)
Mr Gunasekaran Kumar FRCS (Tr & Orth)
Mr Jonathan Loughead MSc, FRCS (Tr & Orth)
Mr Puneet Monga FRCS FRCSEd (Tr & Orth), Dip Sports Med, MSc, MS Orth, DNB, MBBS
Mr Niall Munro FRCS (Tr & Orth) MD
Mr Paul Patterson FRCS FRCS (Tr & Orth)
Mr Andrew Port MB ChB, BSc (Hons), FRCS (Ed), FRCS (Tr & Orth)
Mr Mohan K. Pullagura MS Orth, MRCS (Ed), FRCSEd (Tr & Orth)
Mr Sarkhell Radha MB ChB, MRCS (Ed)
Mr Kevin P. Sherman BA, MA, BM, BCh, FRCS
Mr Simon Spencer FRCS (Tr & Orth)
Mr Andrew Sprowson MD, FRCS (Tr & Orth)
Mr Tom Symes MSc, FRCS (Tr & Orth)
Mr Santosh Venkatachalam MBBS, MS (Orth), DNB (Orth), MRCS (Ed)
Success with the examination is about technique as much as knowledge. This book will be as good as others from the knowledge point of view but adds huge insight into technique. All examinations, whether it be your driving test or the FRCS (Tr & Orth), demand a disciplined technique. This book gives many pointers as to where a good technique helps to overcome the stress of the examination. Knowledge is a must but in itself is not enough. I would advocate this book to all orthopaedic year 1 trainees. That is when you need to start preparation – not year 4. Use this book to guide preparation for the examination. If I can add my own advice, then it is to practise every day. Pester your consultants to viva you every day for 10 minutes. Understand the principles of everything you do in the course of your orthopaedic practice.
David C. Jaffray
The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District General Hospital, Oswestry, UK