FINAL EXAM NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS
DECEMBER 2016
POSSESSION USE OF CELL PHONES OR ANY SUCH ELECTRONIC GADGETS IS NOT PERMITTED INSIDE THE
EXAMINATION HALL.
PLASTIC SURGERY
PAPER I
PLS/D/16/37/I
Time 3 hours
Max. Marks 100
Important instructions:
• Attempt all questions in order.
• Each question carries 10 marks.
• Read the question carefully and answer to the point neatly and legibly.
• Do not leave any blank pages between two answers.
• Indicate the question number correctly for the answer in the margin space.
• Answer all the parts of a single question together.
• Start the answer to a question on a fresh page or leave adequate space between two answers.
• Draw table/diagrams/flowcharts wherever appropriate.
Write short notes on:
1. Basic principles of tissue expansion.
Changes that take place in the skin during expansion.
Uses of tissue expansion in Plastic Surgery.

2. Principles of nerve repair.
Mechanism of fracture healing in mandible.
5+5
3. Burn wound excision and grafting.
Negative pressure wound therapy.
5+5
4. Diagnosis and management of inhalational burn.
Biodegradable implants and its use in Plastic Surgery.
5+5
5. Vascular supply of skin.
Applied anatomy of propeller flap and its clinical applications.
5+5
6. Etiology and pathogenesis of pressure sore.
Surgical management of sacral pressure sore.
5+5
7. Nutritional assessment and nutrition support strategies in burn
patients.
Burn wound sepsis.
7+3
8. Geometry of advancement, transposition and rotation flaps.

9. What is informed consent?
Why it is important for Plastic Surgeons?
5+5
10. Anatomy of Omentum.
What are its different uses in Reconstructive Plastic Surgery?
3+7