Section 1 – Online MCQ Examination. Multiple Choice Questions in the format of Single Correct Answer [SCA]. This paper is carefully prepared to cover the curriculum content. A process of standard setting will be performed by experienced specialists and this will set the pass mark for the paper. Applicants need to be successful in Section 1 in order to gain eligibility to proceed to Section 2.

- Written paper consisting of 100 MCQ questions with the format of Single Correct Answer [SCA] 3 Hours
eg. Perthe´s disease:
a. usually presents with a painful limp
b. may present with pain in the knee
c. frequently presents with limitation of all hip movements, especially internal rotation
and abduction
d. is associated with an intermittent pyrexia in the early stages
e. may occasionally be an incidental finding on radiographs taken for an unrelated problem

correct answer : d

In the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee:
a. physiotherapy has no value even in mild cases
b. a high osteotomy is indicated when it affects mainly the medial compartment providing deformity is not severe
c. knee arthrodesis is the treatment if choice in bilateral cases
d. total knee replacement is the treatment of choice in the under 40 year age group
e. a high tibial osteotomy will increase the range of movements in a stiff knee joint

correct answer : b

Section 2 - The oral examination consists of five sessions of 30 minutes. Each oral session will be based
on the following subjects (candidates will rotate through the 5 stations) :

(i) adult orthopaedic and trauma surgery-upper limb
(ii) adult orthopaedic and trauma surgery-lower limb
(iii) adult orthopaedic and trauma surgery-Spine
(iv) children's orthopaedic and trauma surgery
(v) basic sciences related to orthopaedics, including biomechanics, statistics, audit methodology & outcome based medicine