Basic Science High-Yield Topics

Topics with the highest number of questions.

#	Topic	Importance	Score	Questions
1	Legal Considerations in Orthopaedic Practice	A	139	67
2	Statistic Definitions	A	224	60
3	Osteopenia & Osteoporosis	A	111	51
4	Rheumatoid Arthritis	A	92	48
5	Material Properties	A	89	46
6	Orthopaedic Implants	A	96	45
7	Bone Grafting	A	53	39
8	Articular Cartilage	A	42	33
9	Antibiotic Classification & Mechanism	A	45	29
10	Anticoagulation Medications	A	67	27
11	Fracture Healing	A	63	27
12	Thromboembolism (PE & DVT) Prophylaxis	A	49	26
13	Bisphosphonates	A	50	24
14	Rickets	B	27	23
15	Ethics in Orthopaedic Practice	A	46	23
16	Bone Cells	A	45	21
17	Clinical Trial Design	B	64	21
18	Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)	A	46	19
19	Bone Signaling & RANKL	B	36	16
20	Inheritance Patterns of Orthopaedic Syndromes	B	27	15
21	Rehab & Prosthetics	A	42	15
22	Bone Growth Factors	B	18	14
23	Level of Evidence	B	27	13
24	Gout	C	23	12
25	Muscle Biology & Physiology	B	35	12
26	Outcome Measure Tools	B	32	12
27	Opiates & Analgesic Medications	B	35	11
28	Bone Remodeling	C	12	11
29	Tendons	B	21	11
30	Anti-inflammatory Medications	B	21	11
31	Nonunion and Bone Defects	C	9	10
32	Genetic Pearls	B	30	10
33	Molecular Biology Basics	B	18	9
34	General and Regional Anesthesia in Orthopaedics	C	15	9
35	Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis	C	15	9
36	Endochondral Bone Formation	B	21	8
37	Sickle Cell Anemia	C	15	8
38	Clinical Billing	B	21	8
39	Occupational Health	C	12	7
40	Prophylactic Antibiotics	C	6	7
41	Ligaments	C	6	7
42	Collagen	C	6	6
43	Embryology	B	18	6
44	Platelet-Rich Plasma	D	3	6
45	Hemophilia	D	0	6
46	Fat Embolism Syndrome	C	23	6
47	Immunology	B	26	6
48	Hyperparathyroidism	C	9	5
49	Renal Osteodystrophy	C	9	5
50	Psoriatic Arthritis	C	12	5
51	PTH & Vit D Physiology	C	17	5
52	Normal Bone Metabolism	C	12	4
53	Deep Vein Thrombosis	C	14	4
54	Cartilage	C	9	4
55	Hypophosphatasia	C	6	4
56	Bone Matrix	C	9	3
57	Pseudogout (CPPD)	D	11	3
58	Operative Blood Loss & Transfusion	D	11	3
59	Hemophilic Arthropathy	D	3	3
60	Bone Circulation	D	6	2
61	Informed Consent & Time Out	D	6	2
62	Synovium & Synovial Fluid	D	3	2
63	Ochronosis	D	3	2
64	Scleroderma	D	0	1
65	Lead Toxicity	D	3	1
66	Career Development	E	0	1
67	Scurvy	D	3	1
68	Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)	D	0	1
69	Structural Properties	D	0	1
70	Myasthenia Gravis	D	0	1
71	Intramembranous Bone Formation	D	3	1
72	Hypoparathyroidism	D	3	1
73	Bioabsorbable Materials	D	0	1
74	Multiple Sclerosis	D	3	1