Practise limb-saving decisions, fixation principles, regional instability, joint assessment and childhood hip diagnosis across all ten JCIE domains, with explained questions and recall cards. These are independent learning materials, not official exam questions or a pass prediction.
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Joint Committee on Intercollegiate Examinations (JCIE), on behalf of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Royal College of Surgeons of England, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, and Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland · Verified as of 2026-10-10: JCIE Syllabus Blueprint 2023, V2.0, last reviewed July 2023, remains linked from the official specialty page. Regulations SR11 v8.0 were reviewed August 2025. The latest ISCP curriculum is Version 3, effective August 2026, with published transition exceptions. The workbook's 'FRCS Trauma & Orthopaedics Exit Exam' label maps to this intercollegiate specialty fellowship examination; the assigned slug is preserved.
This original 20-question sample covers selected topics across the outline. It does not reproduce official exam questions or cover every tested topic.
- JCIE — Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery
- Intercollegiate Specialty Examination in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery — Syllabus Blueprint 2023
- Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery Regulations — SR11 v8.0, August 2025
- JCIE Terms of Reference
- ISCP — Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery Curriculum: Introduction
- Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery Curriculum — Version 3, August 2026
- Transition Plan for August 2026 T&O Curriculum
- BOASt — Diagnosis and Management of Compartment Syndrome of the Extremities
- BOASt — Open Fractures
- BOA Standard — Arterial Injuries Associated with Musculoskeletal Trauma, June 2026
- AAOS — Management of Hip Fractures in Older Adults, 2021
- AO Foundation — Periprosthetic Proximal Femur Fracture Classification and Fixation
- BSSH — Scaphoid Fractures: Standards for Treatment
- St George's NHS — Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression
- BOA Standard — Assessment of the Spine in the Trauma Patient, April 2025
- AAOS — Management of Osteoarthritis of the Knee: Non-Arthroplasty
- Somerset NHS Foundation Trust — Charcot Foot
- AAOS OrthoInfo — Frozen Shoulder
- AAOS OrthoInfo — Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
- BSSH — Flexor Sheath Infection
- BSSH — Mallet Injuries: Standards for Treatment
- AAOS OrthoInfo — Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis
- AO Surgery Reference — Distal Tibial Salter–Harris III Fractures
- AAOS OrthoInfo — Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
- AO Surgery Reference — Radius: Lag Screw and Plate Fixation
- AO Surgery Reference — Forearm: Bridge Plating
- Cochrane Handbook — Interpreting Results and Drawing Conclusions
- GMC — Circumstances Affecting Decision Making
- GMC — The Professional Duty of Candour
- BOA Specialty Standards — Periprosthetic Joint Infection
- IWGDF-2023-08-Charcot-Guideline.pdf
- Recommendations | Spinal metastases and metastatic spinal cord compression | Guidance | NICE
- Recommendations | Hip fracture: management | Guidance | NICE
Intercollegiate Specialty Examination in Trauma & Orthopaedic Surgery
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Six hours after tibial fracture fixation, a patient develops rapidly increasing pain despite analgesia, a tense calf and marked pain on passive toe extension. Distal pulses remain palpable. The clinical diagnosis of acute compartment syndrome is established. What is the most appropriate definitive action?
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