FINAL EXAM NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS
DECEMBER 2017
ORTHOPAEDICS
PAPER I

POSSESSION/USE OF CELL PHONES OR ANY SUCH ELECTRONIC GADGETS IS NOT PERMITTED INSIDE THE EXAMINATION
HALL.
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• Answers to questions of Part and Part are to be strictly attempted in separate answer
sheet(s) and the main supplementary answer sheet(s) used for each part must be tagged
separately.
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be evaluated.
PART B
6. a. Define cerebral palsy
b. Classify cerebral palsy.
c. Principles of dorsal root rhizotomy in management of
static CP.

7. a. Risk factors for developing infections following total hip
arthroplasty.
b. Classification of prosthetic joint infection.
c. Management protocol of prosthetic joint infection

8. a. What is Pes cavus?
b. Classification of Pes cavus.
c. Causes of Pes cavus.
d. Coleman's block test and its interpretation in Pes
cavus.

9. a. Enneking's staging of benign and malignant bone
tumours.
b. Techniques of biopsy in aggressive (potentially
malignant) bone tumours.
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10. a. Classify congenital failure of formation of limbs
b. Pappas classification for congenital femoral deficiency.
c. Management protocol according to Pappas
classification