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	140
Rotator Cuff Tears	Shoulder & Elbow	124
Ankle Fractures	Trauma	119
Glenohumeral Arthritis (Shoulder Arthritis)	Shoulder & Elbow	118
Prosthetic Joint Infection	Recon	103
Traumatic Anterior Shoulder Instability (TUBS)	Shoulder & Elbow	99
Acetabular Fractures	Trauma	90
Pelvic Ring Fractures	Trauma	89
Tibial Shaft Fractures	Trauma	82
Proximal Humerus Fractures	Trauma	82
Tibial Plateau Fractures	Trauma	81
Femoral Neck Fractures	Trauma	76
Femoral Shaft Fractures	Trauma	74
Legal Considerations in Orthopaedic Practice	Basic Science	72
Cervical Myelopathy	Spine	71
Statistic Definitions	Basic Science	69
Total Shoulder Arthroplasty	Shoulder & Elbow	68
THA Periprosthetic Fracture	Recon	67
Lumbar Disc Herniation	Spine	66
Calcaneus Fractures	Trauma	66
Metastatic Disease of Extremity	Pathology	66
Supracondylar Fracture - Pediatric	Pediatrics	65
Evaluation, Resuscitation & DCO	Trauma	63
Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty	Shoulder & Elbow	61
Hallux Valgus	Foot & Ankle	61
Humeral Shaft Fractures	Trauma	60
Distal Radius Fractures	Trauma	55
Posterior Tibial Tendon Insufficiency (PTTI)	Foot & Ankle	55
Osteopenia & Osteoporosis	Basic Science	54
Osteomyelitis - Pediatric	Pediatrics	53
Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH)	Pediatrics	53
Cervical Radiculopathy	Spine	52
THA Revision	Recon	51
TKA Prosthesis Design	Recon	50
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE)	Pediatrics	50
Amputations	Trauma	50
Rheumatoid Arthritis	Basic Science	49
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis	Spine	48
Material Properties	Basic Science	47
Orthopaedic Implants	Basic Science	47
Ankle Sprain	Foot & Ankle	46
Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI)	Knee & Sports	46
Medial Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury	Shoulder & Elbow	45
Spinal Cord Injuries	Spine	45
Adult Spinal Deformity	Spine	45
Distal Biceps Avulsion	Shoulder & Elbow	44
Pediatric Abuse	Pediatrics	44
Femoral Shaft Fractures - Pediatric	Pediatrics	43
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis	Spine	43
Intertrochanteric Fractures	Trauma	42
Hallux Rigidus (MTP joint arthritis)	Foot & Ankle	42
Lisfranc Injury	Foot & Ankle	41
Wear & Osteolysis Basic Science	Recon	41
Meniscal Tears	Knee & Sports	40
Diabetic Foot Ulcers	Foot & Ankle	40
Conventional Intramedullary Osteosarcoma	Pathology	40
Chondrosarcoma	Pathology	40
Bone Grafting	Basic Science	39
Achilles Tendon Rupture	Foot & Ankle	39
Distal Humerus Fractures	Trauma	39
Patellar Instability	Knee & Sports	38
Talar Neck Fractures	Trauma	38
Giant Cell Tumor	Pathology	38
Degenerative Spondylolisthesis	Spine	37
THA Dislocation	Recon	37
TKA Periprosthetic Fracture	Recon	36
Concussions (Mild Traumatic Brain Injury)	Knee & Sports	36
Open Fractures Management	Trauma	36
Articular Cartilage	Basic Science	36
Soft Tissue Sarcoma	Pathology	36
Exercise Science	Knee & Sports	35
Posterior Shoulder Instability & Dislocation	Shoulder & Elbow	35
Hip Septic Arthritis - Pediatric	Pediatrics	34
TKA Revision	Recon	34
Osteochondroma & Multiple Hereditary Exostosis	Pathology	34
Peroneal Tendon Tears and Instability	Foot & Ankle	33
Radial Head Fractures	Trauma	33
Proximal Third Tibia Fracture	Trauma	33
Metastatic Disease of Spine	Pathology	32
Knee Osteoarthritis	Recon	32
Terrible Triad Injury of Elbow	Trauma	31
Leg Compartment Syndrome	Trauma	31
Tibial Plafond Fractures	Trauma	31
Neurofibromatosis	Pediatrics	31
Clubfoot (congenital talipes equinovarus)	Pediatrics	30
Tarsal Coalition	Pediatrics	30
Glenohumeral Internal Rotation Deficit (GIRD)	Shoulder & Elbow	30
Ankylosing Spondylitis	Spine	30
Ewing's Sarcoma	Pathology	30
Antibiotic Classification & Mechanism	Basic Science	29
Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures	Spine	29
Clavicle Fractures - Midshaft	Trauma	29
Suprascapular Neuropathy	Shoulder & Elbow	29
Obstetric Brachial Plexopathy (Erb's, Klumpke's Palsy)	Pediatrics	29
Leg Length Discrepancy (LLD)	Pediatrics	29
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome	Hand	29
Peripheral Nerve Injury & Repair	Hand	28
Unicompartmental Knee Replacement	Recon	28
Enchondromas	Pathology	28
Foot Muscle Forces & Deformities	Foot & Ankle	28