Shoulder & Elbow High-Yield Topics

Topics with the highest number of questions.

#	Topic	Importance	Score	Questions
1	Rotator Cuff Tears	A	188	118
2	Traumatic Anterior Shoulder Instability (TUBS)	A	134	87
3	Total Shoulder Arthroplasty	A	94	59
4	Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty	A	95	54
5	Medial Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury	A	66	41
6	Distal Biceps Avulsion	A	57	38
7	Posterior Shoulder Instability & Dislocation	A	42	35
8	Suprascapular Neuropathy	A	49	32
9	Glenohumeral Internal Rotation Deficit (GIRD)	B	38	28
10	Glenohumeral Arthritis (Shoulder Arthritis)	B	18	25
11	Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder)	B	33	24
12	Glenohumeral Joint Anatomy, Stabilizer, and Biomechanics	B	24	23
13	Total Elbow Arthroplasty	B	32	22
14	Multidirectional Shoulder Instability (MDI)	B	27	20
15	Rotator Cuff Arthropathy	B	21	20
16	SLAP Lesion	B	33	20
17	Internal Impingement	B	29	18
18	Elbow Arthritis	C	6	18
19	Lateral Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury (PLRI)	B	39	18
20	Acromioclavicular Joint Injury	B	26	17
21	Scapular Winging	B	27	17
22	Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow)	B	24	16
23	Elbow Arthroscopy: Indications & Approach	B	26	15
24	Little Leaguer's Shoulder	C	17	14
25	Shoulder Prosthetic Joint Infection	B	31	13
26	Valgus Extension Overload (Pitcher's Elbow)	C	9	12
27	Pectoralis Major Rupture	C	20	12
28	Osteochondritis Dissecans of Elbow	C	6	11
29	Shoulder Hemiarthroplasty	C	6	11
30	Posterior Labral Tear	C	23	11
31	Biceps Tendonitis	C	6	10
32	Elbow Anatomy & Biomechanics	C	6	10
33	Calcific Tendonitis	C	6	9
34	Elbow Stiffness and Contractures	C	15	8
35	Biceps Subluxation	C	3	7
36	Little League Elbow	C	12	7
37	Avascular Necrosis of the Shoulder	C	20	7
38	Brachial Neuritis (Parsonage-Turner Syndrome)	C	20	6
39	Revision Total Elbow Arthroplasty	D	14	5
40	Phases of Throwing	C	6	5
41	Shoulder Exam	C	6	5
42	Quadrilateral Space Syndrome	C	12	5
43	Shoulder Arthroscopy: Indications & Approach	C	12	5
44	Subacromial Impingement	C	6	5
45	Olecranon Stress Fracture	D	0	4
46	Shoulder Imaging	D	3	4
47	Medial Epicondylitis (Golfer's Elbow)	C	6	4
48	Acromioclavicular Joint	D	3	4
49	Neuropathic (Charcot) Joint of Shoulder	C	6	4
50	Os Acromiale	D	3	4
51	Elbow Physical Exam	D	11	3
52	Triceps Rupture	C	17	3
53	AC Arthritis	D	0	3
54	Shoulder Periprosthetic Fracture	C	6	3
55	Shoulder Arthrodesis	C	6	2
56	Scapulothoracic Dyskinesis	D	3	2
57	Distal Clavicle Osteolysis	C	6	2
58	Sternoclavicular Joint	D	0	2
59	Scapulothoracic Joint	E	0	1
60	Thoracic Outlet Syndrome	D	3	1
61	Latissimus Dorsi Rupture	E	0	1
62	Luxatio Erecta (Inferior Glenohumeral Joint Dislocation)	D	3	1
63	Scapulothoracic Crepitus	D	0	1