Top 100 High Yield Topics

Number of times each topic has been tested on the OITE exam in the last 8 years.

Topic	Specialty	Questions
ACL Tear	Knee & Sports	132
Rotator Cuff Tears	Shoulder & Elbow	119
Ankle Fractures	Trauma	112
Prosthetic Joint Infection	Recon	92
Traumatic Anterior Shoulder Instability (TUBS)	Shoulder & Elbow	89
Acetabular Fractures	Trauma	87
Pelvic Ring Fractures	Trauma	86
Tibial Shaft Fractures	Trauma	79
Tibial Plateau Fractures	Trauma	78
Proximal Humerus Fractures	Trauma	76
Femoral Shaft Fractures	Trauma	73
Cervical Myelopathy	Spine	70
Femoral Neck Fractures	Trauma	69
Legal Considerations in Orthopaedic Practice	Basic Science	68
Calcaneus Fractures	Trauma	66
Metastatic Disease of Extremity	Pathology	65
Statistic Definitions	Basic Science	64
Lumbar Disc Herniation	Spine	64
Evaluation, Resuscitation & DCO	Trauma	64
Supracondylar Fracture - Pediatric	Pediatrics	64
THA Periprosthetic Fracture	Recon	62
Hallux Valgus	Foot & Ankle	61
Total Shoulder Arthroplasty	Shoulder & Elbow	60
Humeral Shaft Fractures	Trauma	60
Posterior Tibial Tendon Insufficiency (PTTI)	Foot & Ankle	57
Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty	Shoulder & Elbow	54
Distal Radius Fractures	Trauma	52
Osteopenia & Osteoporosis	Basic Science	52
Osteomyelitis - Pediatric	Pediatrics	51
Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH)	Pediatrics	51
Cervical Radiculopathy	Spine	50
Amputations	Trauma	50
Rheumatoid Arthritis	Basic Science	49
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis	Spine	48
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE)	Pediatrics	48
THA Revision	Recon	47
Material Properties	Basic Science	47
Orthopaedic Implants	Basic Science	46
Ankle Sprain	Foot & Ankle	44
Femoroacetabular Impingement	Knee & Sports	44
Spinal Cord Injuries	Spine	44
Adult Spinal Deformity	Spine	43
Medial Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury	Shoulder & Elbow	43
Femoral Shaft Fractures - Pediatric	Pediatrics	42
Hallux Rigidus (MTP joint arthritis)	Foot & Ankle	42
TKA Prosthesis Design	Recon	41
Pediatric Abuse	Pediatrics	40
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis	Spine	40
Intertrochanteric Fractures	Trauma	40
Lisfranc Injury	Foot & Ankle	40
Chondrosarcoma	Pathology	40
Distal Biceps Avulsion	Shoulder & Elbow	39
Wear & Osteolysis Basic Science	Recon	39
Achilles Tendon Rupture	Foot & Ankle	38
Diabetic Foot Ulcers	Foot & Ankle	38
Conventional Intramedullary Osteosarcoma	Pathology	38
Bone Grafting	Basic Science	38
Giant Cell Tumor	Pathology	37
Posterior Shoulder Instability & Dislocation	Shoulder & Elbow	36
Meniscal Tears	Knee & Sports	36
Degenerative Spondylolisthesis	Spine	36
Talar Neck Fractures	Trauma	36
Distal Humerus Fractures	Trauma	35
Exercise Science	Knee & Sports	35
THA Dislocation	Recon	35
Soft Tissue Sarcoma	Pathology	35
Articular Cartilage	Basic Science	35
Osteochondroma & Multiple Hereditary Exostosis	Pathology	35
Open Fractures Management	Trauma	34
Radial Head Fractures	Trauma	33
Proximal Third Tibia Fracture	Trauma	33
Patellar Instability	Knee & Sports	33
Hip Septic Arthritis - Pediatric	Pediatrics	33
Peroneal Tendon Tears and Instability	Foot & Ankle	33
Suprascapular Neuropathy	Shoulder & Elbow	32
Concussions (Mild Traumatic Brain Injury)	Knee & Sports	32
TKA Revision	Recon	32
Ankylosing Spondylitis	Spine	32
Metastatic Disease of Spine	Pathology	31
Leg Compartment Syndrome	Trauma	31
TKA Periprosthetic Fracture	Recon	31
Clubfoot (congenital talipes equinovarus)	Pediatrics	31
Tarsal Coalition	Pediatrics	31
Neurofibromatosis	Pediatrics	30
Clavicle Fractures - Midshaft	Trauma	30
Terrible Triad Injury of Elbow	Trauma	30
Ewing's Sarcoma	Pathology	30
Antibiotic Classification & Mechanism	Basic Science	29
Tibial Plafond Fractures	Trauma	29
Leg Length Discrepancy (LLD)	Pediatrics	28
Knee Osteoarthritis	Recon	28
Fracture Healing	Basic Science	27
Anticoagulation Medications	Basic Science	27
5th Metatarsal Base Fracture	Foot & Ankle	27
Foot Muscle Forces & Deformities	Foot & Ankle	27
Obstetric Brachial Plexopathy (Erb's, Klumpke's Palsy)	Pediatrics	27
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome	Hand	27
Glenohumeral Internal Rotation Deficit (GIRD)	Shoulder & Elbow	27
Distal Femoral Physeal Fractures - Pediatric	Pediatrics	27
Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures	Spine	27