ABOS Orthopaedic Surgery Part II case studies
ABOS Orthopaedic Surgery Part II · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The ABOS Part II Examination is the second of the two written examinations leading to board certification in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. It is taken by orthopaedic surgeons who have completed residency training and passed Part I, and it sits within the ABOS certification pathway alongside the Part II case list, scoring rubric, peer review process, and patient-reported outcomes materials that ABOS publishes for candidates. The ABOS Orthopaedic Surgery Part II case studies are 5 cases and about 2,703 words.
1The Borderline Hip in a Young Laborer
A 34-year-old roofer presents with 2 years of right groin pain that worsens with deep squatting and prolonged standing. He has no night pain and no history of childhood hip disease.
541 words, about 3 min2Distal Radius Fracture in an Active Septuagenarian
A 72-year-old right-hand-dominant retired teacher falls onto her right wrist. She is independent, drives, gardens, and plays bridge weekly.
573 words, about 3 min3The Limping Toddler with a Normal Radiograph
A 2-year-old boy is brought in by his parents for 3 days of refusing to bear weight on the left leg and irritability. He has had a low-grade fever (38.1°C) and an upper respiratory infection 2 weeks ago.
598 words, about 3 min4The Multiply Injured Patient with a Femur Fracture and Head Injury
A 28-year-old motorcyclist is brought in after a high-speed collision. He is intubated with a Glasgow Coma Scale of 8 and has a closed, comminuted midshaft femur fracture, a stable pelvic ring injury, and a small frontal contusion on CT.
513 words, about 3 min5The Painful Shoulder After a Previous Rotator Cuff Repair
A 58-year-old recreational tennis player had an arthroscopic rotator cuff repair 18 months ago for a full-thickness supraspinatus tear. He now reports night pain and weakness lifting overhead, and he has stopped playing tennis.
478 words, about 2 min