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

Introduction

It is best to view this book as a recipe cookbook of clinical examination techniques designed to guide and coach trainees through perhaps the most difficult part of the FRCS(Tr&Orth) exam.It may help a trainee who may otherwise be unsure,nervous or apprehensive at the beginning of their short cases and end up underperforming.Another situation is to make a candidate so fine tuned in to how to approach  an intermediate case that it prevents the case otherwise just falling apart due to unfamiliarity of the situation. Sometimes vague or unclear instructions may throw a candidate off guard and little mistakes just seem to spiral out of control.This book is for candidates who want  to minimise a bad day happening during the clinicals.We think the book will make a significant difference to a candidates performance perhaps getting them scoring 7’s rather than letting them settle for 6’s.Best of all the book may allow a candidate to score enough points so that they just get through the exam rather than fail and have to repeat the test. Bring it on and enjoy!!

Postgraduate Paediatric Orthopaedics

Review

'The text is clear and concise. Not only outlining the history and format of the examination and providing some mock examination material for candidates to get a taste of how the examination is carried out, it goes the extra mile by giving helpful advice on performance psychology and even dress code, for examination success. Highly recommended.' Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Book Description

This essential revision guide for the paediatric component of the FRCS (Tr and Orth) gives step-by-step guidelines to common operations and includes tips and revision questions to maximise the chances of examination success. The concise, evidence-based chapters are written by practising surgeons and reflect the level of knowledge required for the exam.

SBAs for the FRCS(Tr&Orth) Examination:A Companion to Postgraduate Orthopaedics Candidate's Guide

This book is aimed at orthopaedic surgeons preparing for the FRCS (Tr&Orth) Part 1 component of the exam.  The exam format has significantly changed in the last 6 years.EMIs are to be ditched such that in the future the whole paper will be single best answer(SBA) only.In addition the intercollegiate exam board has changed the focus of questions to level 2 knowledge applied higher order thinking and judgement rather than level 1 that is just factual recall of information.

Postgraduate Orthopaedics Candidates Guide to the FRCS(Tr&Orth) Viva Examination 2nd Edition

Develop an aptitude for defining key topics, features and processes, vital for your FRCS (Tr&Orth) Viva exam success, with this newly updated and detailed guide. This new edition expertly delivers invaluable insights into tactics and planning, for candidates to sharpen exam skills, and gain confidence. Thoroughly updated to include an expanded basic science section, to answer all of your viva questions, this guide also supplies candidates with new illustrations and exam-specific diagrams; adapting to meet the expectations of a constantly changing syllabus. Vital for orthopaedic surgeons in training, this forward-looking text includes a drawing chapter, for candidates to practise creating succinct, exam-style illustrations, before the exam itself. Proactive in its approach, this book addresses the balance between trauma,general orthopaedics and basic science; by editors with extensive national and international experience of preparing candidates for the FRCS(Tr & Orth).

Postgraduate Orthopaedics Candidates Guide to the FRCS (Tr & Orth) Examination 4th Edition

The fourth edition of Postgraduate Orthopaedics has been fully updated, revised and expanded to meet the challenges of a continually changing exam format, providing detailed core orthopaedic knowledge and insight into tactics and pre-exam planning to increase a candidate's chance of success. Written by a core of authors chosen specifically for their knowledge of the key factors for exam success, this edition includes more illustrations and diagrams and additional exam-focused material for the trickier areas of the syllabus. The trauma chapter has been separated into four distinct sections to improve the overall trauma content. The book also includes a dedicated chapter on what books to read, reflecting the fact that this area has become more complicated in recent years, and an applied basic science chapter, which focuses on basic science viva questions in detail. This guide continues to evolve and has established itself as the definitive text for the FRCS (Tr & Orth) exam.

Classic papers in Orthopaedics

The book categorizes articles by field of research to include studies on the hip and knee arthroplasty, sports medicine and arthroscopy, paediatric orthopaedics foot and ankle, spine, hand and upper extremity, trauma/fracture healing, oncology and basic science articles (stem cell, bone tissue, ligament, tendon tissue and implants).

Classic Papers in Orthopaedics assembles a distinguished team of contributors to identify, analyze and bring together in a single volume the most important articles from a broad range of publications that have become recognized as the defining articles in orthopaedics. It is a unique reference providing a single source for reviewing the most important papers in the discipline. It also provides a critical analysis of the strengths, weaknesses and the impact each paper has had on the development of orthopaedics and is therefore essential reading for all practicing orthopaedic surgeons, orthopaedic trainees sitting higher level exams, and all involved in research and clinical practice in the field of orthopaedics.

As busy orthopaedic surgeons we do not always have the time to be critical in identifying the key papers that influence our own practice. It is revealing and very satisfying to go back to the core papers that changed the face of orthopaedics.

Paediatric Orthopaedics: An Evidence-Based Approach to Clinical Questions

This book provides a refined clinical guide for evidence-based recommendations in paediatric orthopaedics. Focusing on specific body regions (hip, knees, ankle and feet, spine, shoulder, elbow and wrist and hand) this resource addresses clinical questions related to conditions in these areas. A background section in each chapter sets the scene for the best available practice and also appraises the evidence for its strength and weakness. At the end of each chapter, the authors’ provide recommendations on future research.

Evidence-Based Paediatric Orthopaedics: The Best Answers to Clinical Questions has been edited by a team of surgeons with a great interest in evidence-based practice who have brought together an international experts to produce this timely book. A wide spectrum audience including paediatric orthopaedic surgeons, trauma surgeons, orthopaedic residents, emergency department doctors, general practitioners and medical students looking for an evidence based approach to paediatric orthopaedics will find this book to be an essential guide for clinical practice.

Concise Orthopaedic Notes

Summary of the ‘ Concise Orthopaedic Notes ‘ book

These concise revision notes are aimed at candidates preparing for UK and international FRCS (Trauma & Orthopaedics) exit examination as well as the European Board (EBOT) and SICOT diplomas.

 The book has been written in an easy to read style, with a focus on being an exam candidate’s companion for quick revision on the go. Candidates are usually caught between a busy job and the demands of these challenging exams. This book covers the depth and breadth of Trauma & Orthopaedics knowledge to help candidates sail through the Fellowship exit examinations.

 We have aimed to provide a high quality one stop concise knowledge bank to cover the whole syllabus of Trauma & Orthopaedics in a well organised bullet point style.

 This will provide a useful resource for both part 1 (MCQs, EMQs) as well as part 2 (Viva and Clinical) components of the exit examinations. It is an ideal companion to complement your preparation for the examination with the most useful information presented in the most succinct manner.

 The authors are senior members of the FRCS Mentor Group who have between them ample up to date experience and knowledge with the Fellowship examination. They have attended most postgraduate orthopaedic courses in the UK and internationally, and have reviewed all relevant exam book. They have excellent track records of helping mancandidates to pass their exams.

 This book is complemented by hundreds of diagrams, illustrations, radiographs and clinical images. There are QR codes interspersed within the chapters which when scanned using your smartphone camera, link up to either the corresponding open-access seminal paper or to a YouTube video pertaining to the topic discussed. 

 We look forward to the readers’ feedback that will help us immensely to improve the contents in the next edition for the benefit of future orthopaedic aspirants. Head over to Amazon, Google Books and to BookAuthority.org to leave a review, or write to the email below.

 We also invite anyone who is interested to become an author of the next edition, or to discuss future collaboration or sponsorship opportunities to contact the editor on: thefrcsmentor@gmail.com