Examination of the hip for MRCS OSCE

This article describes examination of the hip joint, which is a common topic for the clinical component of the MRCS examination and should be practised and understood by junior doctors preparing for this exam. While the common orthopaedic doctrine of look, feel, move, and then special tests is employed, there is an art to performing this examination which enables the candidate to not only pass exams, but also identify pathology in real clinical situations.
Source: Surgery (Oxford) - Category: Surgery Source Type: research