Iraqi Board Orthopedic Surgery case studies
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The Iraqi Board in Orthopedic Surgery is a national specialty qualification awarded through the Iraqi Board of Medical Specializations (IBMS) to physicians who complete accredited orthopedic training and pass its assessments. It is intended for residents nearing the end of their orthopedic program and for practicing surgeons who need the credential for hospital appointments, academic posts, or recognition abroad. The Iraqi Board Orthopedic Surgery case studies are 5 cases and about 5,036 words.
1The Unstable Polytrauma Patient at a District Hospital: Damage-Control Decisions
A 34-year-old motorcyclist arrives at a district hospital 40 minutes after a high-speed collision. He is alert but restless.
1,057 words, about 5 min2Periprosthetic Femoral Fracture Around a Loose Stem in a Frail Elderly Patient
An 81-year-old woman falls in her kitchen and cannot stand. Twelve years ago she had a cementless total hip replacement for osteoarthritis in the same hip and has been pain-free until today.
1,022 words, about 5 min3Central Cord Syndrome in an Elderly Patient on Aspirin with a Delayed Theatre Slot
A 72-year-old retired teacher falls from the second rung of a stepladder and cannot move his arms or legs for a few minutes; by the time the paramedics arrive he is moving his legs but not his fingers. In the emergency department he describes burning hands and has deltoid and grip power of grade 3, antigravity elbow flexion, leg power 4+/5, brisk reflexes in all four limbs and upgoing plantar responses.
1,017 words, about 5 min4Three Months of Knee Pain in an Obese Adolescent Boy
An 11-year-old boy is referred from an emergency department with a 3-month history of right knee pain that began after a football game. He has been treated twice for a knee sprain, has stopped all sport, and for the last week has used a stick to walk.
950 words, about 5 min5A Neglected Flexor Sheath Infection in an Immunosuppressed Transplant Recipient
A 46-year-old renal transplant recipient taking tacrolimus, mycophenolate and prednisolone 10 mg daily presents 4 days after pricking his left index finger on a fish bone while cleaning a tank. The finger is fusiform and swollen, held in slight flexion, with tenderness over the whole volar sheath and exquisitely painful passive extension; he has not slept for two nights.
990 words, about 5 min