FRCS (Tr&Orth) · Section 2
Structured oral practice
The four Section 2 oral stations and the operative viva, each rehearsable as a real examiner table — read the stem, answer aloud, then reveal the model response and traps.
- FRCS oral cases
- 765
- Examiner prompts
- 6,499
- Oral stations
- 5
Across all four orals plus operative vivas
Structured questions with model answers
Mapped to the JCIE Section 2 structure
Full Section 2 mock
Sit all four orals plus the operative viva in exam order, each timed, with a per-station readiness breakdown at the end.
165 cases
Oral 1
Adult Elective Orthopaedics & Spine
30-minute structured oral · ~6 questions
Adult reconstruction and degenerative pathology questioned to consultant level: indications, options you would defend, classifications and complications.
Covers: Arthroplasty, hip & knee, foot & ankle, sports and spine
Start this oral118 cases
Oral 2
Trauma
30-minute structured oral · ~6 questions
Fracture pattern recognition, classification and management decisions under examiner pressure, framed around BOAST standards and real radiographs.
Covers: The whole trauma syllabus, polytrauma and damage control
Start this oral160 cases
Oral 3
Children's Orthopaedics & Hand / Upper Limb
30-minute structured oral · ~6 questions
The combined UK station: developmental and paediatric pathology alongside hand and upper-limb cases, with the examination cues examiners listen for.
Covers: Paediatric orthopaedics, hand, shoulder and elbow
Start this oralUK-distinctive226 cases
Oral 4
Applied Basic Sciences
30-minute structured oral · ~6 questions
The UK-distinctive station candidates most often under-prepare: structures at risk, implant and tribology science, tissue healing, microbiology and critical appraisal.
Covers: Biomechanics, biomaterials, healing biology, statistics & EBM
Start this oral96 cases
Operative
Operative Viva
Procedure-led oral · step-by-step defence
Talk through the approach, steps, structures at risk and the decisions you would make in theatre — the way an operative oral probes your technical knowledge.
Covers: Approaches, operative steps and intra-operative decisions
Start this oralHow the orals work here
A rehearsal table, not an official scoring simulator
Each station opens a focused set drawn only from that oral's cases. Read the stem like a candidate, commit to an answer aloud, then reveal the model response, examiner traps and follow-ups. Mark each as ready or needing work to leave with a revision ledger. This is an independent study aid mapped to the JCIE Section 2 structure — not an official JCIE assessment.