DECEMBER 2021
PAPER 1
- Describe the Ligaments of elbow joint. Describe Posterolateral Rotatory Instability (PLRI) of elbow and briefly outline its management [3+(4+3)]
- Discuss causes of avascular necrosis of lunate and describe management of Kienbock disease. [4+6]
- Describe boundaries of quadrilateral space (shoulder). Describe clinical features & treatment of quadrilateral space syndrome briefly. [5+5]
- Differentiate between osteoid osteoma & osteoblastoma. [10]
- Write salient features of Ollier’s disease. Write differentiating features from Maffucci syndrome. [6+4]
- Write briefly about clinical features & management of musculo-skeletal syndromes in HIV. [5+5]
- Tabulate at least five differences in the characteristic features of synovial fluid in pyogenic arthritis & non-infective inflammatory arthritis. [5+5]
- Write briefly about principle, interpretation and indications of Technetium 99 scan in orthopaedics. [3+3+4]
- Describe briefly the pathology, salient clinical features & management of hypophosphatemic rickets. [4+2+4]
- Differentiate between spasticity & rigidity. What are the pharmacological methods of reducing spasticity in children with cerebral palsy? [4+6].
PAPER 2
- Discuss pathology, differential diagnosis & brief management of Scheuermann disease. [2+3+5]
- What is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome? Describe its causes. Briefly discuss its management. [3+3+4]
- What is Perthes’ disease? Describe its stage wise management. [2+8]
- Describe principle & interpretation of Trendelenburg’s test. [5+5]
- Describe salient steps & indications of Ganz approach to the hip joint. [5+5]
- Classify & briefly discuss management of spondylolisthesis in adults. [4+6]
- Discuss pathophysiology & approach to management of knee joint dislocation with multi-ligamentous injury. [3+7]
- Discuss various bony procedures to correct hindfoot varus in a neglected clubfoot in a 5 year old child. [10]
- Discuss clinical features and imaging in chronic inferior tibio-fibular diastasis. Briefly discuss its management in a young & active adult male. [(2+3)+5]
- Write principle & indications for reverse total shoulder arthroplasty. [5+5]
PAPER 3
- Discuss principle, dose & role of tranexamic acid in management of polytrauma. [5+2+3]
- Discuss differential diagnosis & approach to confirm diagnosis in a lytic metaphyseal long bone lesion in an 8 year old child. [5+5]
- Discuss principle, level & indications of a Syme’s amputation. [3+2+5]
- Discuss at least five differences between SACH foot & Jaipur foot. [10]
- Write risk factors & preventive measures for the geriatric fractures for citizens aged > 65 years.[2+8]
- Describe briefly the clinical features & management protocol for adult respiratory distress syndrome. [5+5]
- Briefly discuss categories of dog bite, their first aid & post exposure prophylaxis. [3+3+4]
- First aid management of a firecracker hand injury in an adult. [10]
- a) Non Structural Scoliosis. [5]
b) Interpretation of straight leg raise test in patients with acute low backache. [5] - Prehospital care of a polytrauma patient. [10]
PAPER 4
- Principle, advantages & indications of contrast enhanced MRI in orthopaedics. [2+3+5]
- Principles & indications of Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography. [5+5]
- Principle, advantages & disadvantages of myo-electric prosthesis in upper limb. [3+3+4]
- Musculoskeletal symptoms associated with SARS-COV-2 virus infection & their management. [5+5]
- Factors affecting regeneration after peripheral nerve repair. [10]
- Biological therapies in tendon regeneration for chronic tendinopathies. [10]
- Discuss current advancements in the treatment of chronic lateral ankle instability. [10]
- Discuss role & principles of various pharmacological agents in fibrous dysplasia. [5+5]
- Describe Paley classification of congenital pseudoarthrosis of tibia. Describe principle of the latest approach to its management. [6+4]
- Discuss principle, indications, advantages & disadvantages of motorized intra-medullary bone lengthening in adults. [3+3+2+2].