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Birmingham 2008 exam

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Long case
 
            67 yr old female
            Right hip pain
left hip fused since childhood
            left TKR , back pain
 
            Discussion :    all about conversion of fused hip to THR
                                    Results of knee / hip replacements with fused hip same side or opposite side
 
Short cases
            Upper limb :
                        Basal OA thumb
                        Dupuytren’s in a lady ( had never seen one in a lady before)
                        Post op carpal tunnel syndrome with thumb weakness
            Lower limb :
                        Ankle OA ( with subtalar arthritis)
                        Multiple exostoses
                        PCL tear
 
Vivas
 
Adult pathology
            Pagets
            Symes amputation
            Ankylosing spondylitis
            Loosening & Revision THR
            Medial OA in 50 year old / High Tibial osteotomy
            ? secondary in long bone : principles
 
Trauma
            Pelvis #
            Tibial plateau #
            Pilon#
            Compartment syndrome / measurement / faciotomy
            ACL injury ; management
            Tibial fracture when to nail
 
Hands & Paeds
            Zone 2 flexor tendon injury
            Claw hand and tendon transfers
Scaphoid non-union
            DDH / von rosen split ( the examiner was not a fan of Pavlik harness)
            Tibial spine avulsion
            Acute osteomyelitis
 
Basic sciences
            Posterior anatomy of hip
            Smith-Peterson approach for paediatric hip septic arthritis
            Wrist drop / nerve injury management
            Primary bone healing – draw cutting cone
            Cannulated screw, pull out strength / bending strength etc
            Broken DCP and its story
            Anatomy of talus and blood supply

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