Step by step notes for the operative surgery viva. Each page covers indications, position, operative steps, postoperative care and complications.
Trauma
- Achilles Tendon Repair
- Ankle Fracture Fixation
- Clavicle Fracture Fixation
- Closed Reduction and Casting
- Corrective Osteotomy for Malunion
- Debridement of Chronic Osteomyelitis
- Debridement of Open Fractures
- Digital Amputation
- Distal Femoral Fracture Fixation
- Distal Humerus Fracture Fixation
- Fasciotomy of the Leg
- Fixation of Trochanteric Fractures
- Flexor Sheath Washout
- Forearm Shaft Fracture Plating
- Hemiarthroplasty for Femoral Neck Fracture
- Humeral Shaft Fracture Fixation
- Intramedullary Nailing of the Tibia
- Lisfranc Injury Fixation
- Metacarpal and Phalangeal Fracture Fixation
- Patellar Fracture and Extensor Mechanism Repair
- Pelvic External Fixation
- Periprosthetic Femoral Fracture Fixation
- Pilon Fracture Fixation
- Prophylactic Fixation of Pathological Fractures
- Proximal Humerus Fracture Fixation
- Radial Head Replacement
- Skeletal Traction
- Spanning External Fixation
- Talar Neck Fracture Fixation
- Tension Band Wiring of the Olecranon and Patella
- Thumb Ulnar Collateral Ligament Repair
- Tibial Plateau Fracture Fixation
- Volar Plating of Distal Radius Fractures
Elective
- Ankle Arthroscopy
- First MTP Joint Arthrodesis
- Ganglion Excision
- Hallux Valgus Correction
- Iliac Crest Bone Graft Harvest
- Knee Arthroscopy and Meniscal Surgery
- Lateral Ankle Ligament Reconstruction
- Lesser Toe Deformity Correction
- Olecranon and Prepatellar Bursitis
- Open Carpal Tunnel Release
- Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty
- Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty
- Shoulder Arthroscopy, Subacromial Decompression and ACJ Excision
- Trapeziectomy
- Trigger Finger Release
- Ulnar Nerve Decompression and Transposition
Paediatric
- In Situ Fixation of Slipped Upper Femoral Epiphysis
- Paediatric Supracondylar Fracture Pinning
- Septic Hip Arthrotomy in Children
Reviewed by Professor Phong Tran, Head of Orthopaedic Surgery, Western Health. Last updated 10 October 2026.