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	135
Rotator Cuff Tears	Shoulder & Elbow	120
Ankle Fractures	Trauma	112
Prosthetic Joint Infection	Recon	94
Traumatic Anterior Shoulder Instability (TUBS)	Shoulder & Elbow	91
Acetabular Fractures	Trauma	88
Pelvic Ring Fractures	Trauma	87
Tibial Plateau Fractures	Trauma	79
Tibial Shaft Fractures	Trauma	79
Proximal Humerus Fractures	Trauma	74
Femoral Shaft Fractures	Trauma	73
Cervical Myelopathy	Spine	70
Femoral Neck Fractures	Trauma	70
Legal Considerations in Orthopaedic Practice	Basic Science	69
Calcaneus Fractures	Trauma	66
Lumbar Disc Herniation	Spine	65
Metastatic Disease of Extremity	Pathology	65
Statistic Definitions	Basic Science	64
Evaluation, Resuscitation & DCO	Trauma	64
Supracondylar Fracture - Pediatric	Pediatrics	64
THA Periprosthetic Fracture	Recon	61
Hallux Valgus	Foot & Ankle	61
Total Shoulder Arthroplasty	Shoulder & Elbow	60
Humeral Shaft Fractures	Trauma	59
Posterior Tibial Tendon Insufficiency (PTTI)	Foot & Ankle	57
Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty	Shoulder & Elbow	55
Distal Radius Fractures	Trauma	53
Osteopenia & Osteoporosis	Basic Science	53
Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH)	Pediatrics	51
Osteomyelitis - Pediatric	Pediatrics	50
Amputations	Trauma	50
Cervical Radiculopathy	Spine	50
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis	Spine	49
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE)	Pediatrics	49
Rheumatoid Arthritis	Basic Science	49
THA Revision	Recon	48
Material Properties	Basic Science	47
Orthopaedic Implants	Basic Science	47
Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI)	Knee & Sports	46
Spinal Cord Injuries	Spine	44
Ankle Sprain	Foot & Ankle	44
Adult Spinal Deformity	Spine	43
Medial Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury	Shoulder & Elbow	42
Hallux Rigidus (MTP joint arthritis)	Foot & Ankle	42
Pediatric Abuse	Pediatrics	42
Wear & Osteolysis Basic Science	Recon	41
TKA Prosthesis Design	Recon	41
Distal Biceps Avulsion	Shoulder & Elbow	41
Femoral Shaft Fractures - Pediatric	Pediatrics	41
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis	Spine	41
Intertrochanteric Fractures	Trauma	40
Lisfranc Injury	Foot & Ankle	40
Chondrosarcoma	Pathology	40
Bone Grafting	Basic Science	39
Achilles Tendon Rupture	Foot & Ankle	38
Diabetic Foot Ulcers	Foot & Ankle	38
Conventional Intramedullary Osteosarcoma	Pathology	38
Giant Cell Tumor	Pathology	37
Talar Neck Fractures	Trauma	37
THA Dislocation	Recon	37
Posterior Shoulder Instability & Dislocation	Shoulder & Elbow	36
Distal Humerus Fractures	Trauma	36
Meniscal Tears	Knee & Sports	36
Degenerative Spondylolisthesis	Spine	36
Hip Septic Arthritis - Pediatric	Pediatrics	35
Exercise Science	Knee & Sports	35
Osteochondroma & Multiple Hereditary Exostosis	Pathology	35
Articular Cartilage	Basic Science	35
Soft Tissue Sarcoma	Pathology	35
TKA Revision	Recon	34
Radial Head Fractures	Trauma	34
Open Fractures Management	Trauma	34
Proximal Third Tibia Fracture	Trauma	33
Patellar Instability	Knee & Sports	33
Concussions (Mild Traumatic Brain Injury)	Knee & Sports	33
Suprascapular Neuropathy	Shoulder & Elbow	32
Ankylosing Spondylitis	Spine	32
Peroneal Tendon Tears and Instability	Foot & Ankle	32
Metastatic Disease of Spine	Pathology	31
Leg Compartment Syndrome	Trauma	31
Clubfoot (congenital talipes equinovarus)	Pediatrics	31
Tarsal Coalition	Pediatrics	31
Neurofibromatosis	Pediatrics	30
TKA Periprosthetic Fracture	Recon	30
Clavicle Fractures - Midshaft	Trauma	30
Terrible Triad Injury of Elbow	Trauma	30
Ewing's Sarcoma	Pathology	30
Knee Osteoarthritis	Recon	30
Antibiotic Classification & Mechanism	Basic Science	29
Tibial Plafond Fractures	Trauma	29
Glenohumeral Internal Rotation Deficit (GIRD)	Shoulder & Elbow	29
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome	Hand	28
Unicompartmental Knee Replacement	Recon	28
Leg Length Discrepancy (LLD)	Pediatrics	28
Obstetric Brachial Plexopathy (Erb's, Klumpke's Palsy)	Pediatrics	28
Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures	Spine	28
Articular Cartilage Defects of Knee	Knee & Sports	27
Distal Femoral Physeal Fractures - Pediatric	Pediatrics	27
Fracture Healing	Basic Science	27
5th Metatarsal Base Fracture	Foot & Ankle	27