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Europe (UEMS / EFORT) exam track

EBOT / FEBOT (European Board)

European Board of Orthopaedics & Traumatology — UEMS Section of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, supported by EFORT.

Topics mapped
824

Reference library references tied to the track

Subspecialties
6

Blueprint domains represented

Assessment formats
6

Assessment formats in this track

High-yield
479

Priority A topics marked in the map

Track workflow

Map the syllabus

Start with the free blueprint and coverage map before choosing practice tools.

Train by modality

Move into question bank, oral practice and readiness tools according to the format you are preparing for.

Check the source

Use the official exam source alongside the OrthoVellum map for governance.

Exam tracks/EBOT / FEBOT (European Board)
Official exam source
Free

Blueprint & coverage map

See every subspecialty, its study-map weighting, and the topics that cover it.

Free

High-yield evidence

The landmark trials the written boards and OITE expect you to know — what each showed and the exam take-home, by domain.

Premium

Adaptive question bank

Practice questions weighted to the blueprint, surfacing your weakest areas first.

Premium

EBOT Section 2 oral sessions

A dedicated hub for the five EBOT / FEBOT Section 2 orals — Upper Limb, Lower Limb, Spine, Paediatrics and Basic Sciences — each a structured examiner table built on clinical and imaging cases.

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Readiness score

A live pass-probability estimate from your retention and blueprint coverage.

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Clinical examination stations

Region-by-region examination routines, special tests and viva-ready exam technique for the clinical cases.

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Image interpretation practice

Timed image-based short-answer cases across radiograph, CT and MRI — build the spot-diagnosis skills the exam tests.

Assessment formats

1

Section 1 — Written (Best-of-Five SBA)

100 single-best-answer (best-of-five) MCQs across Upper Limb, Lower Limb, Spine, Paediatrics and Basic Science. Online (Pearson VUE or proctored at home). Pass earns a standalone Certificate of Basic Knowledge.

2

Oral 1 — Upper Limb (incl. Hand)

30-min structured oral on clinical and imaging cases.

3

Oral 2 — Lower Limb

30-min structured oral on clinical and imaging cases.

4

Oral 3 — Spine

30-min structured oral on clinical and imaging cases.

5

Oral 4 — Paediatric Orthopaedics

30-min structured oral on clinical and imaging cases.

6

Oral 5 — Basic Sciences

30-min structured oral on applied basic science and principles.

Subspecialty weighting

Full blueprint
Trauma
22%
Lower Limb
20%
Upper Limb & Hand
16%
Basic Science & General
16%
Paediatric Orthopaedics
14%
Spine
12%
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EBOT / FEBOT (European Board) examination structure and blueprint

The EBOT / FEBOT (European Board) is administered by European Board of Orthopaedics & Traumatology — UEMS Section of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, supported by EFORT. for candidates in Europe (UEMS / EFORT). It is assessed across 6 assessment formats and 6orthopaedic subspecialties. OrthoVellum maps 824 verified topics onto this blueprint.