Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Postgraduate Practical Examination in Orthopaedics (2^nd Ed.)

The second edition of this textbook has been fully updated to provide trainees with a revision guide to assist with preparation for practical examinations in orthopaedics.

Divided into 43 sections, and beginning with an overview of normal and abnormal gait, each chapter discusses the diagnosis and management of a specific disorder in ?frequently asked questions? (FAQs) format, covering all extremities of the musculoskeletal system.

Topics include bone infection osteomyelitis, clubfoot, diseases of the elbow, hip replacement, knee arthroplasty, poliomyelitis, Illizarov technique, and much more.

The final chapters cover diagnostic radiology techniques including computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and nuclear medicine, and a comprehensive list of orthopaedic classifications.

Key points

• Revision textbook in FAQs format to assist trainees with preparation for practical examinations in orthopaedics
• Fully revised second edition providing the latest developments and updates in the field
• Covers diagnosis and management of numerous disorders in all musculoskeletal extremities
• Previous edition (9788180616822) published in 2006

1. Normal and Abnormal Gait
2. Bone Infection-Osteomyelitis
3. Inflammatory Arthropathies
4. Crystalline Arthropathies
5. Rheumatoid Arthritis
6. Osteoarthritis
7. Septic Arthritis
8. Diseases of Elbow
9. Supracondylar Fracture of Humerus and Cubitus Varus
10. Elbow Dislocations and Instability
11. Nerve Entrapments of Elbow, Forearm, Wrist and Hand
12. Claw Hand due to Hansen’s Disease
13. Congenital Disorders
14. Clubfoot
15. Foot Drop
16. Evaluation of Hip Disease
17. Tubercular Infection of Hip Joint
18. Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis
19. Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease
20. Fracture Neck of Femur
21. Inter Trochanteric Fracture
22. Total Hip Replacement
23. Recurrent Dislocation of Patella
24. Evaluation of Knee Joint
25. Total Knee Arthroplasty
26. Problems of Spine
27. Tuberculous Infection of Spine
28. Poliomyelitis
29. Volkman’s Ischaemic Contracture
30. Non-Union
31. Different Methods of Fracture Fixation
32. Illizarov Technique
33. Metabolic and Endocrine Disorders
34. The Art of Physiotherapy
35. Orthoses, Braces, Splints, Orthoses
36. Protheses
37. Diagnostic Radiology
38. Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging
39. Nuclear Medicine
40. Ward Rounds, Suture Materials, Methods of Sterilisation and OT Techniques
41. Miscellaneous Affections
42. Commonly Accepted Classifications in Orthopaedics
43. International and National Orthopaedic Surgeons who have contributed to the World of Orthopaedics

KP Daga MS FCPS DOrth Fellow of AO Diplom
Head of Department, Professor of Orthopaedics, Noble Medical College, Biratnagar, Nepal