Postgraduate orthopaedics : Viva guide for the FRCS (Tr & Orth) examination [E-Book]

Includes index.

Print version record.

The must-have book for candidate's preparing for the oral component of the FRCS (Tr & Orth).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover ; Postgraduate Orthopaedics: Viva Guide for the FRCS (Tr & Orth) Examination; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Section 1: The FRCS (Tr and Orth) Oral Examination; Chapter 1 General guidance for the FRCS (Tr & Orth); How to improve your viva technique; Before the exam; 1. Know your stuff; 2. Practise with colleagues; 3. Practise with an examiner; 4. Practise with your trainer; 5. Practise with your partner, dog, mirror. Practise, practise, practise!; 6. Go on a course; 7. Know what to expect; On the day; Before the exam; In the examination hall; Marking.

Question formatListen to the question; Answering the question; Quoting references; Viva voce and the new structured oral examination; Practicalities of the oral exam; Marking system; Overall professional capability/patient care; Knowledge and judgement; Quality of response; Marking in detail; Viva tactics; Appearance and affect; Winding up the examiners; Examiner conduct; Oral exam questions; Topics for the structured oral exam; Oral viva courses for the FRCS (Tr and Orth); What is the evidence? Do I need to know papers?; Educational value of the structured, standardized oral exam; Endnote.

Section 2: Adult Elective Orthopaedics and SpineChapter 2 Hip structured oral questions; Structured oral examination question 1; Alternative scenario; Endnotes; Structured oral examination question 2; Endnotes; Structured oral examination question 3; Acetabular bone loss; Gross and associates classification system (Table 2.4); Paprosky acetabular bone loss classification; Endnote; Structured oral examination question 4; Endnote; Structured oral examination question 5; Endnotes; Structured oral examination question 6; Gold medal; Endnotes; Structured oral examination question 7; Gold medal.

EndnotesStructured oral examination question 8; Endnotes; Chapter 3 Knee structured oral questions; Structured oral examination question 1: TKR in valgus knee; Structured oral examination question 2: Meniscus -- basic science; Structured oral examination question 3: Infected total knee arthroplasty (TKA); Structured oral examination question 4: Unicondylar knee arthroplasty (UKA) versus high tibial osteotomy (HTO); Structured oral examination question 5: Unicondylar knee arthroplasty (UKA) versus total knee replacement (TKR).

Structured oral examination question 6: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) reconstructionStructured oral examination question 7: Revision knee replacement; Structured oral examination question 8: Patellar instability; Structured oral examination question 9: Malalignment of total knee replacement (TKR) components; Chapter 4 Foot and ankle structured oral questions; Structured oral examination question 1: Lateral ligament instability of the ankle; Structured oral examination question 2: Ankle arthritis.

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