Show Adult Reconstruction programs the clinician behind your application

Question practice

Questions drawn from the realities of Adult Reconstruction

Practise explaining the clinical decisions, patient conversations and career experiences that matter in Adult Reconstruction—then handle follow-ups that ask for evidence behind your first answer.

1. 01

   What are your specific interests within adult reconstruction, for example, primary arthroplasty, complex revisions, periprosthetic fractures, or tumor reconstruction?

2. 02

   You are seeing a 65-year-old patient with end-stage osteoarthritis of the hip; describe your initial clinical assessment and key considerations for surgical planning for a primary total hip arthroplasty.

3. 03

   You are on call covering the adult reconstruction service, and a colleague from another orthopaedic subspecialty is consistently leaving inadequate patient handoffs; how do you address this to ensure patient safety?

4. 04

   A patient insists on a specific, non-evidence-based custom implant for their total hip replacement, which you believe is not in their best interest; how do you ethically navigate this conflict between patient autonomy and your professional judgment?

5. 05

   What role do you believe registries like the American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR) play in improving outcomes and guiding practice in adult reconstruction?

6. 06

   Where do you see yourself professionally in the field of adult reconstruction five to ten years after completing this fellowship?