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	139
Rotator Cuff Tears	Shoulder & Elbow	124
Ankle Fractures	Trauma	113
Prosthetic Joint Infection	Recon	102
Traumatic Anterior Shoulder Instability (TUBS)	Shoulder & Elbow	97
Acetabular Fractures	Trauma	90
Pelvic Ring Fractures	Trauma	83
Tibial Plateau Fractures	Trauma	81
Tibial Shaft Fractures	Trauma	80
Proximal Humerus Fractures	Trauma	78
Femoral Neck Fractures	Trauma	75
Femoral Shaft Fractures	Trauma	74
Cervical Myelopathy	Spine	72
Legal Considerations in Orthopaedic Practice	Basic Science	72
Lumbar Disc Herniation	Spine	67
Calcaneus Fractures	Trauma	66
THA Periprosthetic Fracture	Recon	66
Statistic Definitions	Basic Science	66
Metastatic Disease of Extremity	Pathology	66
Total Shoulder Arthroplasty	Shoulder & Elbow	64
Supracondylar Fracture - Pediatric	Pediatrics	64
Evaluation, Resuscitation & DCO	Trauma	64
Hallux Valgus	Foot & Ankle	61
Humeral Shaft Fractures	Trauma	60
Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty	Shoulder & Elbow	58
Posterior Tibial Tendon Insufficiency (PTTI)	Foot & Ankle	57
Distal Radius Fractures	Trauma	55
Osteomyelitis - Pediatric	Pediatrics	53
Osteopenia & Osteoporosis	Basic Science	53
THA Revision	Recon	52
Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH)	Pediatrics	51
Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE)	Pediatrics	50
Amputations	Trauma	50
Cervical Radiculopathy	Spine	50
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis	Spine	49
TKA Prosthesis Design	Recon	49
Rheumatoid Arthritis	Basic Science	49
Material Properties	Basic Science	47
Ankle Sprain	Foot & Ankle	47
Orthopaedic Implants	Basic Science	46
Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI)	Knee & Sports	46
Distal Biceps Avulsion	Shoulder & Elbow	44
Spinal Cord Injuries	Spine	44
Adult Spinal Deformity	Spine	43
Medial Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury	Shoulder & Elbow	42
Pediatric Abuse	Pediatrics	42
Femoral Shaft Fractures - Pediatric	Pediatrics	42
Hallux Rigidus (MTP joint arthritis)	Foot & Ankle	42
Wear & Osteolysis Basic Science	Recon	41
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis	Spine	41
Meniscal Tears	Knee & Sports	40
Achilles Tendon Rupture	Foot & Ankle	40
Diabetic Foot Ulcers	Foot & Ankle	39
Chondrosarcoma	Pathology	39
Talar Neck Fractures	Trauma	39
Distal Humerus Fractures	Trauma	39
Intertrochanteric Fractures	Trauma	38
Bone Grafting	Basic Science	38
Lisfranc Injury	Foot & Ankle	38
Conventional Intramedullary Osteosarcoma	Pathology	37
Patellar Instability	Knee & Sports	37
Degenerative Spondylolisthesis	Spine	37
THA Dislocation	Recon	37
Posterior Shoulder Instability & Dislocation	Shoulder & Elbow	37
Concussions (Mild Traumatic Brain Injury)	Knee & Sports	36
Open Fractures Management	Trauma	36
Giant Cell Tumor	Pathology	36
Articular Cartilage	Basic Science	35
Osteochondroma & Multiple Hereditary Exostosis	Pathology	35
Radial Head Fractures	Trauma	35
Exercise Science	Knee & Sports	35
TKA Revision	Recon	35
TKA Periprosthetic Fracture	Recon	34
Hip Septic Arthritis - Pediatric	Pediatrics	34
Soft Tissue Sarcoma	Pathology	34
Peroneal Tendon Tears and Instability	Foot & Ankle	33
Proximal Third Tibia Fracture	Trauma	33
Suprascapular Neuropathy	Shoulder & Elbow	32
Knee Osteoarthritis	Recon	32
Clubfoot (congenital talipes equinovarus)	Pediatrics	31
Tarsal Coalition	Pediatrics	31
Metastatic Disease of Spine	Pathology	31
Ankylosing Spondylitis	Spine	31
Terrible Triad Injury of Elbow	Trauma	31
Leg Compartment Syndrome	Trauma	31
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome	Hand	30
Glenohumeral Internal Rotation Deficit (GIRD)	Shoulder & Elbow	30
Ewing's Sarcoma	Pathology	30
Neurofibromatosis	Pediatrics	30
Antibiotic Classification & Mechanism	Basic Science	29
Unicompartmental Knee Replacement	Recon	29
Thoracolumbar Burst Fractures	Spine	29
Clavicle Fractures - Midshaft	Trauma	28
Tibial Plafond Fractures	Trauma	28
Peripheral Nerve Injury & Repair	Hand	28
Obstetric Brachial Plexopathy (Erb's, Klumpke's Palsy)	Pediatrics	28
Leg Length Discrepancy (LLD)	Pediatrics	28
Articular Cartilage Defects of Knee	Knee & Sports	28
Fracture Healing	Basic Science	28
Foot Muscle Forces & Deformities	Foot & Ankle	28