Shoulder & Elbow High-Yield Topics

Topics with the highest number of questions.

#	Topic	Importance	Score	Questions
1	Rotator Cuff Tears	A	188	116
2	Traumatic Anterior Shoulder Instability (TUBS)	A	134	87
3	Total Shoulder Arthroplasty	A	94	58
4	Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty	A	95	55
5	Medial Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury	A	66	41
6	Distal Biceps Avulsion	A	57	38
7	Posterior Shoulder Instability & Dislocation	A	42	34
8	Suprascapular Neuropathy	A	49	31
9	Glenohumeral Internal Rotation Deficit (GIRD)	B	38	28
10	Glenohumeral Arthritis (Shoulder Arthritis)	B	18	25
11	Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder)	B	33	24
12	Glenohumeral Joint Anatomy, Stabilizer, and Biomechanics	B	24	23
13	Total Elbow Arthroplasty	B	32	21
14	Multidirectional Shoulder Instability (MDI)	B	27	20
15	Rotator Cuff Arthropathy	B	21	20
16	SLAP Lesion	B	33	20
17	Internal Impingement	B	29	18
18	Elbow Arthritis	C	6	18
19	Lateral Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury (PLRI)	B	39	16
20	Acromioclavicular Joint Injury	B	26	16
21	Scapular Winging	B	27	16
22	Elbow Arthroscopy: Indications & Approach	B	26	15
23	Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow)	B	24	15
24	Little Leaguer's Shoulder	C	17	14
25	Shoulder Prosthetic Joint Infection	B	31	12
26	Valgus Extension Overload (Pitcher's Elbow)	C	9	12
27	Pectoralis Major Rupture	C	20	12
28	Posterior Labral Tear	C	23	11
29	Shoulder Hemiarthroplasty	C	6	11
30	Osteochondritis Dissecans of Elbow	C	6	10
31	Elbow Anatomy & Biomechanics	C	6	9
32	Elbow Stiffness and Contractures	C	15	8
33	Calcific Tendonitis	C	6	8
34	Biceps Tendonitis	C	6	7
35	Biceps Subluxation	C	3	7
36	Little League Elbow	C	12	7
37	Avascular Necrosis of the Shoulder	C	20	6
38	Brachial Neuritis (Parsonage-Turner Syndrome)	C	20	6
39	Revision Total Elbow Arthroplasty	D	14	5
40	Shoulder Exam	C	6	5
41	Shoulder Arthroscopy: Indications & Approach	C	12	5
42	Quadrilateral Space Syndrome	C	12	5
43	Subacromial Impingement	C	6	5
44	Shoulder Imaging	D	3	4
45	Olecranon Stress Fracture	D	0	4
46	Os Acromiale	D	3	4
47	Medial Epicondylitis (Golfer's Elbow)	C	6	4
48	Acromioclavicular Joint	D	3	4
49	Phases of Throwing	C	6	4
50	Neuropathic (Charcot) Joint of Shoulder	C	6	4
51	Triceps Rupture	C	17	3
52	Elbow Physical Exam	D	11	3
53	AC Arthritis	D	0	3
54	Shoulder Periprosthetic Fracture	C	6	3
55	Scapulothoracic Dyskinesis	D	3	2
56	Sternoclavicular Joint	D	0	2
57	Shoulder Arthrodesis	C	6	2
58	Distal Clavicle Osteolysis	C	6	2
59	Scapulothoracic Joint	E	0	1
60	Thoracic Outlet Syndrome	D	3	1
61	Luxatio Erecta (Inferior Glenohumeral Joint Dislocation)	D	3	1
62	Latissimus Dorsi Rupture	E	0	1
63	Scapulothoracic Crepitus	D	0	1