PG Degree Examinations in Orthopaedics (MS) – May 2017

The Book

Paper I – Basic Sciences Applied to Orthopaedics & Traumatology

Essays:  

1. Describe systemic response to trauma. Discuss classification and management of shock due to trauma

Short Essays:  

2. Histopathology of osteosarcoma
3. Muscle spasticity and its medical management
4. Anatomical factors contributing to shoulder stability
5. Bisphosphonates
6. Informed consent for orthopaedic surgery
7. Bone mineralization
8. Surgical site infection
9. Renal tubular acidosis

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Paper II –  Traumatology and Fractures

Essays: 

1. Describe aetiopathology and clinical features of traumatic knee dislocation. Discuss its management

Short Essays:  

2. Comparison of techniques of internal fixation of femoral trochanteric fractures
3. Pre-hospital care in poly trauma
4. Injury severity score
5. Radial neck fractures in children
6. Wound debridement in open fractures
7. Damage control surgery
8. Tillaux fracture
9. Skeletal trauma in child abuse

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Paper III –  Orthopaedic Diseases

Essays: 

1. Classify bone tumours on the basis of cell of origin. Discuss management of osteosarcoma in a 10 years old. Add a note on limb salvage surgery

Short Essays:  

2. Systemic diseases predisposing to bone infection
3. Skew foot
4. Dysplasia epiphysialis hemimelica
5. Degenerative lumbar intervertebral disc disease
6. Surgical management of chronic osteomyelitis
7. Hemophilic knee
8. Ivory vertebra
9. Sprengel deformity

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Paper IV –  Recent Advances in Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Essays:  

1. Discuss the radioisotopes and its role in orthopaedics

Short Essays:

2. Ballon kyphoplasty
3. Chinese flap
4. Newer techniques of nerve repair
5. HKAFO
6. Role of stem cells in orthopaedics
7. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy
8. Bone bank
9. Vascularised pedicle bone graft