Episode 7

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9th Mar 2022

Congenital hand problems

Most candidates hope they will never get asked about congenital hand "differences" (as they are referred to now), but because of their aetiology, associations, dramatic radiological imaging and clinical appearances, examiners find them hard to resist. But how much are you really expected to know about them? How do you describe/classify them nowadays? And how do you go about assessing a young child with such a problem when formal examination and tests are difficult or impossible to perform? Join us as we discuss all this and more with Lorenzo Garagnani, Consultant Hand Surgeon at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital and president of the Paediatric Hand International Society of Surgeons, and get a handle on how to make a good assessment of these potentially tricky cases in the exam.

You can book a place on Orthopaedic Research UK's one-day revision course in paediatric orthopaedics for the FRCS (Orth) exam here:

FRCS Paed-Ortho in a day — Orthopaedic Research UK (oruk.org)

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Come Back When The Leaves Are Green
Tips for passing the paediatric orthopaedic FRCS (Orth) exam
Passing the paediatric orthopaedic part of the FRCS (Orth) exam is a real challenge, given the complexity of the conditions and the fact that for many candidates, opportunites for clinical experience are limited. These podcasts complement the intensive one day revision course in paediatric orthopaedics run by Orthopaedic Research UK (https://oruk.org/upcoming-events/paeds-in-one-day-oruk-intensive-online-frcs-orth-revision-course-for-paediatric-orthopaedics/). Using interviews with great teachers, examiners, successful candidates and others, we discuss preparation for the exam, structuring paediatric viva questions logically, the marking scheme and how to score well, how to answer questions about controversial areas of practice, and the common pitfalls to avoid.

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Gavin Spence

Gavin Spence is a paediatric orthopaedic surgeon at Burjeel Hospital for Advanced Surgery In Dubai. He previously worked as a consultant at Evelina London Children's Hospital and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children. He has run many educational courses for healthcare professionals over the years. He was the British Orthopaedics Trainees Association Trainer of the Year in 2019.