PG Degree Supplementary Examinations in Orthopaedics (MS) –December 2020

The Book

Paper I – Basic Sciences Applied to Orthopaedics & Traumatology

Essay:                                                                                                             

1. What do you mean by ante-version of the femoral neck. How do you determine clinically and radiologically the degree of ante-version of the femoral neck. Discuss its importance in management of developmental dysplasia of the hip in a child aged 5 years.

Short Essays:                                                                                                  

2. Autonomic bladder
3. Arches of the foot
4. Microscopic structure of articular cartilage
5. Second line drugs used rheumatoid arthritis and their mechanism of action
6. Pathology and differential diagnosis of frozen shoulder
7. Calcium balance in the body
8. Anatomy of the lumbar intervertebral disc
9. Normal gait cycle

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Paper II –  Traumatology and Fractures

Essay:                                                                                                                         

1. What are the stabilizers of the acromioclavicular joint. Discuss acute

acromioclavicular dislocations. What are the management options in an old

neglected acromioclavicular joint dislocation.

Short Essays:

2. Classification systems for open fractures 
3. Pink pulseless hand
4. Differences between spinal shock and neurogenic shock
5. Far cortical locking
6. Soft tissue injury
7. Atypical femoral fractures
8. Pilon fractures
9. Triangular fibrocartilage injury

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Paper III –  Orthopaedic Diseases

Essay: 

1. Define cervical rib. What are the different types of cervical ribs. Discuss their

pathology in relation to the clinical features. How would you treat a case of

symptomatic cervical rib.

Short Essays:

2. Investigative modalities to assess the severity of osteoporosis
3. Management of relapsed clubfoot
4. Below knee prosthesis
5. Baker’s cyst
6. Deformities due to iliotibial band contracture
7. Carpal tunnel syndrome
8. Rheumatoid hand
9. Wind-swipe deformity

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Paper IV –  Recent Advances in Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Essay:  (20)

1. Describe early onset Scoliosis. How do you manage a 5-year-old girl with idiopathic early onset scoliosis. 

Short Essays: 

2. Open magnetic resonance imaging
3. Teriparatide
4. Stem cells in spinal cord injury
5. Autologous chondrocyte transplantation
6. Gene therapy in fracture healing
7. Safe surgical dislocation
8. Reverse shoulder arthroplasty
9. Role of arthroscopy in disorders of wrist