# Ortho Interview

> Prepare for the 2027 ST3 Trauma & Orthopaedic interview: 782 questions across 100 scenarios, with model answers, AI-marked spoken practice and anatomy spot tests.

## Pages

- [Free sample questions](https://www.orthointerview.com/Question-Bank/Sample-Questions): Try real questions before buying
- [Pricing and registration](https://www.orthointerview.com/ST3-Orthopaedic-Interview-Course/ST3-Orthopaedic-Mock-Interview-Course): Access options, prices and FAQs
- [Contact](https://www.orthointerview.com/Contact-Us): Support and general enquiries
- [Application Overview](https://www.orthointerview.com/The-Application/Application-Overview): ST3 T&O interview info
- [Self-Assessment](https://www.orthointerview.com/The-Application/Self-Assessment): ST3 T&O interview info
- [Interview Overview](https://www.orthointerview.com/The-Interview/Interview-Overview): ST3 T&O interview info
- [Portfolio Station](https://www.orthointerview.com/The-Interview/Portfolio-Station): ST3 T&O interview info
- [Clinical Station](https://www.orthointerview.com/The-Interview/Clinical-Station): ST3 T&O interview info
- [Prioritisation Station](https://www.orthointerview.com/The-Interview/Presentation-Case-Prioritisation-Station): ST3 T&O interview info
- [Interactive Station](https://www.orthointerview.com/The-Interview/Interactive-Station): ST3 T&O interview info

## Orthopaedic Knowledge Library

- [Achilles Tendon Rupture: Diagnosis, UKSTAR Evidence and Management](https://www.orthointerview.com/knowledge/achilles-tendon-rupture): Achilles rupture is diagnosed with the Simmonds test; most UK patients do equally well with non-operative functional bracing (UKSTAR) as wit
- [Acute Compartment Syndrome: Diagnosis and Management (Jul 2025 BOAST)](https://www.orthointerview.com/knowledge/compartment-syndrome): Acute compartment syndrome: pain out of proportion, ΔP under 30 mmHg, immediate two-incision four-compartment fasciotomy — per the Jul 2025 
- [Ankle Fractures: Classification, Stability and Management (UK Guidelines)](https://www.orthointerview.com/knowledge/ankle-fractures): UK guide to ankle fractures: Weber and Lauge-Hansen classification, stability assessment, the Aug 2016 BOAST, ORIF vs casting, and elderly-s
- [Bone Sarcoma: Red Flags and the Referral Pathway](https://www.orthointerview.com/knowledge/bone-sarcoma-red-flags): The June 2022 BOA Standard states that a patient with radiographic features of a primary bone tumour, meaning bone destruction, new bone for
- [Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Diagnosis, NICE CKS Management Ladder and Surgical Release](https://www.orthointerview.com/knowledge/carpal-tunnel-syndrome): Median nerve compression at the wrist: diagnosis is clinical; NICE CKS advises a 6-week splint or steroid injection trial, then open or endo
- [Cauda Equina Syndrome: Red Flags, Emergency MRI and the National (GIRFT) Pathway](https://www.orthointerview.com/knowledge/cauda-equina-syndrome): Emergency compression of the lumbosacral nerve roots: red flags, emergency MRI within 4 hours and prompt decompression under the 2023 GIRFT 
- [Clavicle Fractures: Classification, Evidence and Management](https://www.orthointerview.com/knowledge/clavicle-fractures): Most clavicle fractures heal in a sling; displaced midshaft fractures carry a 10–15% nonunion risk without surgery, so fixation is an indivi
- [Compression Plating: Principles](https://www.orthointerview.com/knowledge/compression-plating-for-the-interview): Compression plating creates absolute stability for direct bone healing; use it for simple fractures and bridge plating for comminuted ones.
- [Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip: NIPE Screening, Ultrasound Timing and the Pavlik Harness](https://www.orthointerview.com/knowledge/developmental-dysplasia-of-the-hip): The NIPE programme examines every baby's hips before 72 hours and again at 6 to 8 weeks; a screen-positive hip has an ultrasound at 4 to 6 w
- [Distal Humerus Fractures: Classification, Dual Plating and Total Elbow Arthroplasty](https://www.orthointerview.com/knowledge/distal-humerus-fractures): In McKee's randomised trial of 42 patients aged over 65 with comminuted intra-articular distal humerus fractures, total elbow arthroplasty b
- [Distal Radius Fractures: Assessment, Management and the Evidence (BOAST, NICE NG38, DRAFFT)](https://www.orthointerview.com/knowledge/wrist): UK guide to distal radius fractures: BOAST Dec 2017 standards, NICE NG38, DRAFFT/DRAFFT2 evidence, acceptable parameters and median nerve em
- [Dupuytren's Disease](https://www.orthointerview.com/knowledge/dupuytrens-disease): Dupuytren's disease: palmar fibromatosis causing finger contracture. UK options are needle fasciotomy or fasciectomy; collagenase was withdr
- [Dynamic Hip Screw: Principles and Technique](https://www.orthointerview.com/knowledge/dynamic-hip-screw-for-the-interview): How a DHS works by controlled collapse, when to use it (stable intertrochanteric fractures), the tip-apex distance evidence, technique steps
- [Elbow Injuries: Terrible Triad, Radial Head and Olecranon Fractures, and Dislocation](https://www.orthointerview.com/knowledge/elbow-injuries): UK guide to adult elbow trauma — terrible triad, Mason radial head fractures, olecranon fractures, dislocations, stiffness and HO — with evi
- [Femoral Shaft Fractures: Assessment, Nailing and Damage Control](https://www.orthointerview.com/knowledge/femoral-shaft-fractures): Femoral shaft fractures are treated with reamed locked IM nailing; timing follows physiology — early total care versus damage control orthop
- [First-Time Patellar Dislocation: Assessment and Management (Dec 2024 BOAST)](https://www.orthointerview.com/knowledge/first-time-patellar-dislocation): Reduce without delay, X-ray with skyline view, no cast or aspiration, early motion and physio; surgery only for associated injury, per the D
- [Flexor Tendon Sheath Infection (Pyogenic Flexor Tenosynovitis)](https://www.orthointerview.com/knowledge/flexor-tendon-sheath-infections): Flexor sheath infection is a hand emergency: Kanavel's signs, empirical IV antibiotics and urgent sheath washout within 24 hours per BSSH st
- [Forearm Fractures (including Open Injuries): Diagnosis and Management](https://www.orthointerview.com/knowledge/forearm-open-fracture): UK guide to forearm and open forearm fractures: BOAST/NICE-aligned initial care, plate fixation, Monteggia and Galeazzi patterns, compartmen
- [Fracture-Related Infection and Osteomyelitis](https://www.orthointerview.com/knowledge/fracture-related-infection): FRI is infection at a fracture site, diagnosed by consensus confirmatory criteria and managed with MDT-led debridement, stability and target
- [Hindfoot Fractures (Calcaneus and Talus): Diagnosis, Management and the Evidence](https://www.orthointerview.com/knowledge/hindfoot-fractures): UK guide to calcaneal and talar neck fractures: Sanders and Hawkins classifications, HeFT trial evidence, BOAST-aligned soft-tissue care and
- [Hip Fractures (Neck of Femur): Classification, NICE-Aligned Management and the 36-Hour Target](https://www.orthointerview.com/knowledge/hip-fractures): UK guide to neck of femur fractures: intracapsular vs extracapsular, NICE CG124 management, 36h surgery target, hemiarthroplasty vs THR, DHS
- [Hip Fractures in the Young Adult](https://www.orthointerview.com/knowledge/hip-fracture-young-adult): Young-adult femoral neck fracture is a surgical urgency: anatomical reduction and stable fixation aim to preserve the femoral head and avoid
- [Humeral Shaft Fractures: Functional Bracing, the Radial Nerve and the BOAST on Peripheral Nerve Injury](https://www.orthointerview.com/knowledge/humeral-shaft-fractures): Radial nerve palsy complicates 11.8% of humeral shaft fractures and 88.1% recover, so a primary palsy is examined, documented and watched ra
- [Joint Aspiration: Indications and Technique](https://www.orthointerview.com/knowledge/joint-aspiration): Joint aspiration samples synovial fluid for diagnosis or relief. Aspirate before antibiotics; prosthetic joints need specialist, theatre-gra
- [Knee Dislocation and Multiligament Injury](https://www.orthointerview.com/knowledge/knee-dislocation-and-acl-injury): UK guide to knee dislocation: Schenck grading, ABPI and CTA vascular assessment, the Jun 2026 arterial injuries BOAST, spanning fixation and
- [Lag Screw Fixation: Principles](https://www.orthointerview.com/knowledge/lag-screw-for-the-interview): Lag screws create interfragmentary compression — by technique or design — giving absolute stability and direct bone healing in simple fractu
- [Lisfranc Injuries](https://www.orthointerview.com/knowledge/lisfranc-injury): Lisfranc injuries are tarsometatarsal fracture-dislocations; up to 20% are missed initially, and unstable injuries need anatomical reduction
- [Metastatic Bone Disease: Diagnosis, Mirels Scoring and Management (BOAST 2022)](https://www.orthointerview.com/knowledge/metastatic-bone-disease): UK guide to metastatic bone disease: red flags, work-up before fixation, Mirels score, prophylactic fixation and MSCC, per the Jun 2022 BOAS
- [Necrotising Fasciitis and Severe Soft-Tissue Infections](https://www.orthointerview.com/knowledge/necrotising-fasciitis): Necrotising fasciitis is a clinical diagnosis and surgical emergency: start sepsis care and antibiotics, then debride immediately, per the J
- [Open Fractures of the Lower Limb](https://www.orthointerview.com/knowledge/lower-limb-open-fractures): UK guide to open lower limb fractures: antibiotics within 1 hour, orthoplastic care, debridement timed by contamination, soft tissue cover w
- [Osteoarthritis of the Hip and Knee](https://www.orthointerview.com/knowledge/osteoarthritis-hip-and-knee): UK guide to hip and knee osteoarthritis: NICE NG226 ladder, arthroplasty referral, NJR outcomes, ODEP ratings, and the day-case and robotic 
- [Paediatric Forearm Fractures: Remodelling, Manipulation and the CRAFFT Evidence](https://www.orthointerview.com/knowledge/paediatric-forearm-fractures): The CRAFFT trial randomised 750 children aged 4 to 10 with severely displaced distal radial fractures and found casting saved £1,665 per pat
- [Paediatric Musculoskeletal Infection: Septic Arthritis, Osteomyelitis and the May 2022 BOAST](https://www.orthointerview.com/knowledge/paeds-sepsis): UK guide to paediatric MSK infection: Kocher criteria, organisms by age, imaging, and the May 2022 BOAST surgical thresholds for septic arth
- [Pelvic Ring Injuries: Assessment, Haemorrhage Control and Definitive Management](https://www.orthointerview.com/knowledge/trauma-call-pelvic-injury): UK guide to pelvic ring injuries: Young-Burgess classification, binder and haemorrhage control, the Jan 2018 BOAST standards, and definitive
- [Periprosthetic Hip Fractures](https://www.orthointerview.com/knowledge/periprosthetic-hip-fractures): Periprosthetic hip fractures are managed by stem stability (Vancouver/UCS): fix well-fixed stems, revise loose ones, on a hip-fracture-style
- [Periprosthetic Joint Infection (PJI)](https://www.orthointerview.com/knowledge/periprosthetic-joint-infection): PJI is infection of a joint replacement. UK care: no antibiotics before deep samples, sepsis six, DAIR for acute cases, one- or two-stage re
- [Proximal Humerus Fractures: Neer Classification, PROFHER and When to Operate](https://www.orthointerview.com/knowledge/proximal-humerus-fractures): The PROFHER trial found no significant difference in Oxford Shoulder Score over two years between surgery and a sling for displaced proximal
- [SUFE and Perthes' Disease: Classification, Management and Prognosis](https://www.orthointerview.com/knowledge/sufe-and-perthes-disease): SUFE and Perthes' disease explained for UK practice: stable vs unstable slips, pinning in situ, AVN risk, containment principles and prognos
- [Scaphoid Fractures: Diagnosis, Management and Nonunion](https://www.orthointerview.com/knowledge/scaphoid-fractures): UK guide to scaphoid fractures: retrograde blood supply, MRI diagnosis per NICE NG38, cast vs fixation after SWIFFT, and nonunion surgery.
- [Septic Arthritis (Native Joint): Diagnosis and Management](https://www.orthointerview.com/knowledge/septic-arthritis): Septic arthritis is a surgical emergency: aspirate before antibiotics, urgent washout, Kocher criteria in children, and UK BOAST/BSR standar
- [Shoulder Dislocation and Instability](https://www.orthointerview.com/knowledge/shoulder-dislocations-and-anatomy-around-the-glenohumeral-joint): UK guide to first-time and recurrent shoulder dislocation: reduction, associated injuries, Bankart vs Latarjet, and posterior dislocation.
- [Spinal Trauma Assessment and Spinal Cord Injury](https://www.orthointerview.com/knowledge/spinal-trauma-assessment): UK guide to spinal trauma: Apr 2025 BOAST spine assessment, clearing the spine, AO classification, spinal vs neurogenic shock, and the Nov 2
- [Supracondylar Fractures of the Humerus in Children](https://www.orthointerview.com/knowledge/supracondylar-fractures): UK guide to paediatric supracondylar humeral fractures: Gartland classification, Oct 2020 BOAST timing, pink pulseless hand, nerve injuries 
- [Surgical Approaches to the Hip](https://www.orthointerview.com/knowledge/surgical-approaches-to-the-hip): Posterior, lateral (Hardinge), anterolateral and direct anterior hip approaches: intervals, structures at risk, and which approach suits whi
- [Tibial Plateau Fractures: Schatzker Classification, the Soft Tissue Envelope and Staged Fixation](https://www.orthointerview.com/knowledge/tibial-plateau-fractures): A tibial plateau fracture is managed in stages: the soft tissue envelope decides the timing, a spanning external fixator holds the high-ener

## Blog (application-cycle news and preparation guides)

- [ST3 T&O Evidence Upload and Validation 2027: the Checklist](https://www.orthointerview.com/blog/st3-orthopaedic-evidence-upload-and-validation-2027-checklist): The ST3 T&O evidence upload is the Qpercom window in which you prove each of the 13 self-assessment questions before validators fix your 34 
- [ST3 T&O Offers, Ranking, Hold and Upgrade 2027](https://www.orthointerview.com/blog/st3-orthopaedic-offers-ranking-hold-and-upgrade-2027): ST3 T&O initial offers for 2027 are due by 5pm on Tuesday 13 April 2027 under NHS England's national Round 2 timetable, with 48 hours to res
- [The ST3 T&O Prioritisation Station 2027: A Framework and Three Worked Scenarios](https://www.orthointerview.com/blog/st3-prioritisation-station-framework-three-worked-scenarios): The ST3 T&O prioritisation station is a 10-minute, 50-mark exercise scored by two interviewers on five domains. Use one framework (sick pati
- [The Best ST3 Trauma & Orthopaedic Interview Courses and Question Banks (2027)](https://www.orthointerview.com/blog/best-st3-orthopaedic-interview-courses-and-question-banks-2027): Thirteen ST3 T&O resources rated 1 to 5 on seven criteria, prices checked 10 September 2026: Ortho Interview and OrthoRevision lead the bank
- [BOAST Guidelines: The 2027 Interview Summary](https://www.orthointerview.com/blog/boast-guidelines-for-the-2027-interview): Six BOA standards dominate the ST3 T&O clinical station: open fractures (antibiotics within 1 hour, debridement 12/24 hours), frailty (surge
- [Reading List for the ST3 Orthopaedic Interview (2027)](https://www.orthointerview.com/blog/st3-orthopaedic-interview-reading-list): Read the current named BOASTs (the numbering is gone), NICE CG124 and NG37–NG41, the GIRFT orthopaedic reports and the updated cauda equina 
- [ST3 T&O Self-Assessment 2027: Every Question and Score Explained](https://www.orthointerview.com/blog/st3-self-assessment-2027-what-changed): The 2027 ST3 T&O self-assessment has 13 questions worth 34 of the 234 interview points. The biggest single scorer is T&O experience: 10–36 m
- [The ST3 Orthopaedic Communication Station: How To Score Highly](https://www.orthointerview.com/blog/st3-communication-station-tips): The ST3 T&O communication station is a 10-minute role-play with an actor over Qpercom, marked across five domains worth 10 marks each — 50 o
- [How To Structure Your Orthopaedic CV for ST3 in 2027](https://www.orthointerview.com/blog/how-to-structure-your-orthopaedic-cv): Structure your orthopaedic CV around the 13 domains of the 2027 ST3 T&O self-assessment, strongest sections first, with a one-page summary o
- [How To Prepare For The ST3 Orthopaedic Interview](https://www.orthointerview.com/blog/how-to-prepare-for-the-st3-orthopaedic-interview): Start six months out: bank self-assessment points first (they lock at application), then revise BOASTs and hot topics, and keep the final si
- [ST3 Trauma & Orthopaedic Interview 2027: Ultimate Guide](https://www.orthointerview.com/blog/st3-orthopaedic-interview-2027-ultimate-guide): The 2027 ST3 T&O selection is a 13-question self-assessment plus four 10-minute online stations, scored out of 234. Applications are expecte

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