Egyptian Board Orthopedics cheat sheet
Egyptian Board Orthopedics · Keep the key ideas within reach.
Trauma priorities, stability and fracture healing
Prioritize physiology, neurovascular status and soft tissues.
Match stability and biological preservation to the actual injury.
Understand construct function rather than one universal implant recipe.
Scores and single signs do not replace urgent multidisciplinary judgment.
Surgical anatomy and neurovascular protection
Localize using motor, sensory, tendon and pain findings together.
Distinguish an internervous interval from a muscle split.
Reassess neurovascular status after injury and intervention.
No anatomical distance or named approach guarantees safety.
Joint biology, immunology and disease mechanisms
Integrate cartilage matrix, synovium and mechanical context.
Distinguish therapeutic targets from single-cause explanations.
Interpret antibodies through assay properties and pretest probability.
Crystals or a cell-count band do not independently exclude infection.
Arthroplasty, spine and complication reasoning
Indications depend on symptoms, function, risk and informed goals.
Alignment targets are not universal guarantees of stability.
Investigate painful replacements with a structured differential.
Suspected cord or cauda equina emergencies require immediate assessment.
Pediatric, sports, hand and tumor assessment
Interpret pediatric injury in the context of growth and follow-up.
Use sports tests as evidence within a differential.
Match hand rehabilitation to the actual injury and repair.
Plan suspicious-lesion investigation through the appropriate specialist pathway.
Rehabilitation measurement and professional continuity
Match measures to the actual clinical question and population.
Record function, assistance, symptoms and observed change accurately.
Integrate evidence, informed preferences and qualified judgment.
Maintain safe handover, confidentiality and competence.