FINAL EXAM NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS
JUNE 2016

POSSESSION USE OF CELL PHONES OR ANY SUCH ELECTRONIC GADGETS IS NOT PERMITTED INSIDE THE
EXAMINATION HALL.
ORTHOPAEDICS
PAPER I
Please read carefully the important instructions mentioned on Page
• 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.
• Answers to questions of Part attempted in answer sheet(s) of Part or vice versa shall
not be evaluated.
PART B
6. Clinical features and pathophysiology of Slipped Capital
Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE).
What could be the medical conditions associated with it?
What is the difference in the radiological picture of Delbet
type-I fracture neck femur and SCFE?

7. Pathophysiology of venous thromboembolic disease in
patients with skeletal trauma.
Discuss the chemical prophylaxis options, with pros and
cons of each modality.
5+5
8. What is the "watershed zone" of the spinal cord?
Draw a cross section of the spinal cord in the dorsal region.
Stages of Pott's paraplegia in a typical paravertebral lesion
based on the anatomy of tracts.

9. What is Scapular Dyskinesia?
Its role in Rotator Cuff Impingement Syndrome.
4+6
10. Outline the biomechanical principles of total knee
replacement.
Gap Balancing Technique.
5+5