Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface to second edition
- Abbreviations
- Section 1 The FRCS (Tr & Orth) examination
- Section 2 The written paper
- Section 3 The clinicals
- Section 4 The adult elective orthopaedics oral
- Section 5 The hand oral
- Section 6 The paediatric oral
- Section 7 The trauma oral
- Section 8 The basic science oral
- Section 9 Miscellaneous topics
- Chapter 23 Surgical exposures oral core topics
- Chapter 24 Anatomy oral core topics
- Chapter 25 SAS doctors and the FRCS (Tr & Orth) exam
- Chapter 26 FRCS (Tr & Orth) and CESR (Article 14)
- Chapter 27 Candidates' accounts of the examination
- Chapter 28 Examination failure
- Index
Chapter 24 - Anatomy oral core topics
from Section 9 - Miscellaneous topics
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface to second edition
- Abbreviations
- Section 1 The FRCS (Tr & Orth) examination
- Section 2 The written paper
- Section 3 The clinicals
- Section 4 The adult elective orthopaedics oral
- Section 5 The hand oral
- Section 6 The paediatric oral
- Section 7 The trauma oral
- Section 8 The basic science oral
- Section 9 Miscellaneous topics
- Chapter 23 Surgical exposures oral core topics
- Chapter 24 Anatomy oral core topics
- Chapter 25 SAS doctors and the FRCS (Tr & Orth) exam
- Chapter 26 FRCS (Tr & Orth) and CESR (Article 14)
- Chapter 27 Candidates' accounts of the examination
- Chapter 28 Examination failure
- Index
Summary
The possession of the FRCS (Tr & Orth) indicates clinical competency and the ability to practise independently, but also an appreciation of personal limitations and when to ask for advice.
Introduction
With the drastic reduction in the teaching of basic medical sciences and the subsequent perceived decline in the anatomical knowledge of medical students, there is a concern about how much anatomy practising surgeons actually know.
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- Postgraduate OrthopaedicsThe Candidate's Guide to the FRCS (Tr and Orth) Examination, pp. 532 - 567Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2012