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	138
Rotator Cuff Tears	Shoulder & Elbow	121
Ankle Fractures	Trauma	120
Glenohumeral Arthritis (Shoulder Arthritis)	Shoulder & Elbow	118
Prosthetic Joint Infection	Recon	103
Traumatic Anterior Shoulder Instability (TUBS)	Shoulder & Elbow	97
Pelvic Ring Fractures	Trauma	89
Acetabular Fractures	Trauma	89
Tibial Plateau Fractures	Trauma	81
Tibial Shaft Fractures	Trauma	81
Proximal Humerus Fractures	Trauma	79
Femoral Neck Fractures	Trauma	76
Femoral Shaft Fractures	Trauma	74
Legal Considerations in Orthopaedic Practice	Basic Science	72
Cervical Myelopathy	Spine	70
Calcaneus Fractures	Trauma	69
Statistic Definitions	Basic Science	68
Metastatic Disease of Extremity	Pathology	67
Supracondylar Fracture - Pediatric	Pediatrics	67
Lumbar Disc Herniation	Spine	66
Total Shoulder Arthroplasty	Shoulder & Elbow	65
THA Periprosthetic Fracture	Recon	65
Evaluation, Resuscitation & DCO	Trauma	63
Hallux Valgus	Foot & Ankle	63
Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty	Shoulder & Elbow	60
Humeral Shaft Fractures	Trauma	57
Posterior Tibial Tendon Insufficiency (PTTI)	Foot & Ankle	56
Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH)	Pediatrics	55
Distal Radius Fractures	Trauma	54
Osteopenia & Osteoporosis	Basic Science	54
Cervical Radiculopathy	Spine	53
Osteomyelitis - Pediatric	Pediatrics	52
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE)	Pediatrics	52
Amputations	Trauma	51
TKA Prosthesis Design	Recon	50
Rheumatoid Arthritis	Basic Science	50
Material Properties	Basic Science	49
THA Revision	Recon	49
Ankle Sprain	Foot & Ankle	47
Orthopaedic Implants	Basic Science	46
Femoral Shaft Fractures - Pediatric	Pediatrics	46
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis	Spine	46
Adult Spinal Deformity	Spine	45
Spinal Cord Injuries	Spine	45
Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI)	Knee & Sports	44
Medial Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury	Shoulder & Elbow	44
Lisfranc Injury	Foot & Ankle	44
Hallux Rigidus (MTP joint arthritis)	Foot & Ankle	43
Distal Biceps Avulsion	Shoulder & Elbow	43
Pediatric Abuse	Pediatrics	43
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis	Spine	43
Diabetic Foot Ulcers	Foot & Ankle	42
Conventional Intramedullary Osteosarcoma	Pathology	41
Chondrosarcoma	Pathology	41
Intertrochanteric Fractures	Trauma	41
Wear & Osteolysis Basic Science	Recon	41
Meniscal Tears	Knee & Sports	40
Achilles Tendon Rupture	Foot & Ankle	40
Bone Grafting	Basic Science	39
Soft Tissue Sarcoma	Pathology	38
Giant Cell Tumor	Pathology	38
Distal Humerus Fractures	Trauma	38
Open Fractures Management	Trauma	37
Degenerative Spondylolisthesis	Spine	37
Talar Neck Fractures	Trauma	37
Patellar Instability	Knee & Sports	37
Articular Cartilage	Basic Science	37
Concussions (Mild Traumatic Brain Injury)	Knee & Sports	36
TKA Periprosthetic Fracture	Recon	36
THA Dislocation	Recon	35
Exercise Science	Knee & Sports	35
Posterior Shoulder Instability & Dislocation	Shoulder & Elbow	34
Hip Septic Arthritis - Pediatric	Pediatrics	34
Osteochondroma & Multiple Hereditary Exostosis	Pathology	34
Peroneal Tendon Tears and Instability	Foot & Ankle	33
TKA Revision	Recon	33
Proximal Third Tibia Fracture	Trauma	33
Leg Compartment Syndrome	Trauma	33
Radial Head Fractures	Trauma	33
Metastatic Disease of Spine	Pathology	32
Tibial Plafond Fractures	Trauma	31
Neurofibromatosis	Pediatrics	31
Clubfoot (congenital talipes equinovarus)	Pediatrics	31
Tarsal Coalition	Pediatrics	31
Glenohumeral Internal Rotation Deficit (GIRD)	Shoulder & Elbow	31
Ewing's Sarcoma	Pathology	31
Knee Osteoarthritis	Recon	31
Ankylosing Spondylitis	Spine	30
Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures	Spine	29
Clavicle Fractures - Midshaft	Trauma	29
Suprascapular Neuropathy	Shoulder & Elbow	29
Leg Length Discrepancy (LLD)	Pediatrics	29
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome	Hand	29
Peripheral Nerve Injury & Repair	Hand	29
Antibiotic Classification & Mechanism	Basic Science	29
Foot Muscle Forces & Deformities	Foot & Ankle	29
Fracture Healing	Basic Science	28
Obstetric Brachial Plexopathy (Erb's, Klumpke's Palsy)	Pediatrics	28
Terrible Triad Injury of Elbow	Trauma	28
Odontoid Fracture	Spine	28