ABOS / US Boards
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery certification pathway, AAOS OITE residency assessment, and ABOS WLA continuing-certification preparation. This is an independent OrthoVellum study map based on public ABOS and AAOS exam information, not an official ABOS or AAOS product.
- Topics mapped
- 80
- Subspecialties
- 10
- Assessment formats
- 4
- High-yield
- 50
Reference library references tied to the track
Blueprint domains represented
Assessment formats in this track
Priority A topics marked in the map
Blueprint & coverage map
See every subspecialty, its study-map weighting, and the topics that cover it.
Adaptive question bank
Start with original seed SBA practice mapped to the ABOS blueprint while the US bank expands.
Case-list oral rehearsal
Use the oral-practice workspace for structured explanation drills; ABOS-specific case-list mode is not claimed yet.
Readiness score
Track seed-question coverage without presenting a board pass probability from a small preview set.
ABOS Part II framing
Case-list oral defence, not a generic viva clone
ABOS public materials describe Part II around selected candidate cases, examiner questioning, and defence of real clinical decisions. Use this track to rehearse data gathering, diagnosis and interpretation, treatment planning, technical decision-making, outcomes, and applied orthopaedic knowledge without treating the current viva tool as an official ABOS scoring simulator.
Assessment formats
ABOS Part I - Written Certification
Computer-based written certifying examination of general orthopaedics, orthopaedic basic science, and clinical problem solving.
ABOS Part II - Case-List Oral Examination
Case-list oral examination with selected cases, examiner questioning, and assessment of data gathering, diagnosis, treatment planning, technical skill, outcomes, and applied knowledge.
AAOS OITE - In-Training Examination
Annual proctored multiple-choice computer-based examination used by orthopaedic residency programs for knowledge assessment.
ABOS WLA - Continuing Certification
Web-based longitudinal assessment using selected knowledge sources and timed multiple-choice questions during the annual assessment window.
Subspecialty weighting
Full blueprintABOS / US Boards examination structure and blueprint
The ABOS / US Boards is administered by American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery certification pathway, AAOS OITE residency assessment, and ABOS WLA continuing-certification preparation. This is an independent OrthoVellum study map based on public ABOS and AAOS exam information, not an official ABOS or AAOS product. for candidates in United States. It is assessed across 4 assessment formats and 10orthopaedic subspecialties. OrthoVellum maps 80 verified topics onto this blueprint.