Contents
1. How to Approach Examinations?
What is Expected in Examinations?
How to Prepare for Examinations?
Do's and Don'ts in Examinations
How to Read this Book?
2. The Hip
Examination Points for a Hip Case
Case I: Tuberculosis of Hip Joint
Case II: Nonunion Fractured Neck of Femur (The Unsolved Fracture of Speed)
Case III: Osteonecrosis of Femoral Head
Case IV: Perthes Disease
Case V: Congenital and Developmental Coxa Vara
Case VI: Slipped Capital (Upper) Femoral Epiphysis
Case VII: Late Sequelae of Septic Arthritis of Hip Joint
Case VIII: Developmental Dysplasia of Hip
Case IX: Poliomyelitis Affection of Hip
Case X: Old Unreduced Hip Dislocations and Fracture Dislocation
Case XI: Malunited/Old Neglected Fracture Intertrochanteric
3. The Knee
Examination Points for a Knee Case
Case I: Recurrent Dislocation of Patella
Case II: Angular Deformity of Knee (Genu Varum and Genu Valgum)
Case III: Quadriceps Contracture
Case IV: Exostosis (Osteochondroma ICD 10: C40-C41; ICD-O: 9210/0)
Case V: Polio Knee
Case VI: Injury to Anterior Cruciate Ligament
Case VII: Injury to Posterior Cruciate Ligament
Case VIII: Tuberculosis of the Knee Joint
4. Foot and Ankle
Examination Points for Foot and Ankle Cases
Case I: Congenital Talipes (Latin-Talus = Ankle; Pes = Foot) Equinovarus
Case II: Congenital Vertical Talus
Case III: Polio Affection of Foot and Ankle
Case IV: Tendo-achilles Rupture
Case V: Foot Drop
5. Shoulder
Examination Points for Shoulder Case
Case I: Tuberculosis of Shoulder Joint
Case II: Unstable Shoulder
Case III: Deltoid Contracture
6. The Elbow Joint
Examination Points for an Elbow Case
Case I: Tuberculosis of Elbow Joint
Case II: The Stiff Elbow and Ectopic Ossification
Case III: The Unstable Elbow
Case IV: Cubitus Varus
Case V: Cubitus Valgus
Case VI: Old Unreduced Monteggia Fracture Dislocation
7. Wrist and Hand
Examination Points for a Wrist and Hand Case
Case I: Peripheral Nerve Injuries (Radial, Median, and Ulnar Nerves)
Case II: Leprosy Hand
Case III: Dupuytren Disease
Case IV: Flexor Tendon Injury
Case V: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (Tardy Median Palsy)
Case VI: Malunited Distal Radius Fracture
8. The Spine
Examination of Spine
Case I: Spinal Tuberculosis (Pott's Disease)
Case II: Lumbar Disk Disease (Prolapsed Intervertebral Disk Disease)
Case III: Scoliosis
Case IV: Spondylolisthesis
9. Miscellaneous Short Cases
Case I: Chronic Osteomyelitis
Case II: Nonunion of Long Bones
Case III: Pseudoarthrosis of Tibia
Case IV: Amputation Stump
Case V: Examination of Swelling
Case VI: Volkmann's Ischemic Contracture and Compartment Syndrome
Case VII: Torticollis (Tortus (L.): Twisted; Collum (L.): Neck)
10. Miscellaneous Topics Gait Prosthetics and Orthotics Wound Infection, Wound Coverage, and Dressings
Principles of Fracture Fixation
Arthroplasty of Hip, Elbow, and Shoulder
11. Guide to Reading an X-ray and Some Common Radiographs as Examples
12. Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)/Spots
