Postgraduate Orthopaedics. Viva Guide for the FRCS (Tr & Orth) Examination

Foreword
Preface
List of abbreviations

Part I. The FRCS (Tr & Orth) Oral Examination:
1. General oral guidance Tom Symes and Paul A. Banaszkiewicz

Part II. Adult Elective Orthopaedics and Spine:
2. Hip structured oral questions Paul A. Banaszkiewicz and Rahul Kakkar
3. Knee structured oral questions Michael Maru and Deiary F. Kader
4. Foot and ankle structured oral questions N. Jane Madeley and Neil Forrest
5. Spine structured oral questions Alex Baker
6. Shoulder and elbow structured oral questions Asir Aster
7. Orthopaedic oncology Thomas B. Beckingsale

Part III. Trauma:
8. Lower limb Mohammed Al-Maiyah
9. Upper limb Gunasekaran Kumar
10. Pelvic and spinal trauma Gunasekaran Kumar and Sherief Elsayed

Part IV. Children's Orthopaedics/Hand and Upper Limb:
11. Hand and upper limb John Harrison and Santosh Venkatachalam
12. Children's orthopaedics Sattar Alshryda and Akinwande Adedapo

Part V. Applied Basic Sciences:
13. Anatomy and surgical approaches Tom Symes
14. Pathology Sunit Patil
15. Biomaterials and biomechanics Iain McNamara and Andrew P. Sprowson
16. Tissues of the musculoskeletal system Andrew P. Sprowson and Iain McNamara
17. Evidence based practice Sattar Alshryda and James Mason
18. Imaging and investigative techniques Rajesh Kakwani and Mike Newby

Part VI. Diagrams for the FRCS (Tr & Orth):
19. Diagrams for the FRCS (Tr & Orth) Asir Aster and Muthu Jeyam

Index.

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• Thoroughly-updated with an expanded basic science section that answer all candidate's viva questions
• Expertly-designed and written by experts in orthopaedic surgery
• Includes newly-updated and current illustrations, to reinforce learning points and better replicate the viva scenario
• Includes a drawing-specific chapter, for candidates to practise drawing succinct exam-style illustrations

Paul A. Banaszkiewicz, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead
Professor Paul A. Banaszkiewicz is Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Queen Elizabeth Hospital and North East Surgery Centre, Gateshead, UK. Visiting Professor, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne.

Deiary F. Kader, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead
Professor Deiary F. Kader is a knee arthroplasty and arthroscopy surgeon, humanitarian, academic, educationalist and a researcher at the academic unit, South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). He is also a specialist war trauma reconstruction surgeon for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the Middle East.