Basic Science High-Yield Topics

Topics with the highest number of questions.

#	Topic	Importance	Score	Questions
1	Legal Considerations in Orthopaedic Practice	A	208	66
2	Statistic Definitions	A	134	59
3	Osteopenia & Osteoporosis	A	144	50
4	Rheumatoid Arthritis	A	88	47
5	Material Properties	A	108	45
6	Orthopaedic Implants	A	92	40
7	Bone Grafting	A	52	35
8	Articular Cartilage	A	56	32
9	Antibiotic Classification & Mechanism	A	76	29
10	Anticoagulation Medications	A	92	27
11	Thromboembolism (PE & DVT) Prophylaxis	A	36	25
12	Bisphosphonates	A	66	24
13	Fracture Healing	A	50	24
14	Rickets	B	26	22
15	Bone Cells	A	62	21
16	Ethics in Orthopaedic Practice		0	19
17	Clinical Trial Design	B	18	19
18	Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)	A	46	18
19	Bone Signaling & RANKL	B	30	16
20	Rehab & Prosthetics	A	52	15
21	Inheritance Patterns of Orthopaedic Syndromes	B	24	14
22	Level of Evidence	B	46	13
23	Bone Growth Factors	B	40	13
24	Muscle Biology & Physiology	B	36	12
25	Tendons	C	14	11
26	Gout	C	10	11
27	Opiates & Analgesic Medications	B	34	11
28	Bone Remodeling	B	24	11
29	Genetic Pearls	B	24	10
30	Anti-inflammatory Medications	B	20	10
31	Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis	B	28	9
32	General and Regional Anesthesia in Orthopaedics	B	18	9
33	Outcome Measure Tools	B	64	9
34	Molecular Biology Basics	B	20	9
35	Clinical Billing	B	48	8
36	Nonunion and Bone Defects	C	30	8
37	Endochondral Bone Formation	B	24	8
38	Sickle Cell Anemia	B	18	8
39	Ligaments	C	18	7
40	Prophylactic Antibiotics	D	4	7
41	Hemophilia	D	0	6
42	Occupational Health	C	14	6
43	Collagen	D	4	6
44	Embryology	B	30	6
45	Fat Embolism Syndrome	C	14	6
46	Immunology	B	18	6
47	Hyperparathyroidism	C	8	5
48	Renal Osteodystrophy	C	10	5
49	Platelet-Rich Plasma	D	4	5
50	PTH & Vit D Physiology	C	18	4
51	Psoriatic Arthritis	B	24	4
52	Normal Bone Metabolism	C	14	4
53	Hypophosphatasia	C	8	4
54	Cartilage	C	18	4
55	Deep Vein Thrombosis	E	0	4
56	Bone Matrix	C	14	3
57	Pseudogout (CPPD)	D	0	3
58	Hemophilic Arthropathy	D	14	3
59	Operative Blood Loss & Transfusion	E	0	3
60	Informed Consent & Time Out		0	2
61	Bone Circulation	C	8	2
62	Synovium & Synovial Fluid	D	4	2
63	Career Development	E	0	1
64	Structural Properties	E	0	1
65	Ochronosis	D	4	1
66	Scleroderma	E	0	1
67	Lead Toxicity	D	4	1
68	Scurvy	D	4	1
69	Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)	E	0	1
70	Hypoparathyroidism	D	4	1
71	Bioabsorbable Materials	E	0	1
72	Multiple Sclerosis	D	14	1
73	Myasthenia Gravis	E	0	1
74	Intramembranous Bone Formation	D	4	1