Orthopaedic Board Review
Walk Into the ABOS Part II.
Calm, Prepared, and Confident.
A structured oral board review built by a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon: records, story, written summary and practice for each of your twelve cases, organized around the 9 ABOS scoring categories.
Failure rates have been reported as high as 17% in some years.
Not because of knowledge.
The ABOS Part II oral examination is not a knowledge test. It scores you across 9 categories on a 0-3 scale. Only one of those categories is applied knowledge.
The other eight cover your history and exam, your diagnosis, your plan, why you operated, how you did the operation, how you handled complications, how the patient did, and how you cared for them. Many candidates spend most of their prep time on the one knowledge category.
The candidates who fail freeze on curveball questions, can't recover after examiner pushback, or ramble through their case presentations. Every one of those problems is trainable.
How We Prepare You
Case Preparation System
Your records read, named and sorted by date; each case laid out as a story in six timed parts; your written summary checked against the ABOS scoring rubric.
Mock Oral Examinations
A voice mock examiner questions you on your own case, then writes feedback scored on the 9 ABOS categories. Practice as often as you like.
Tell It Out Loud
Record yourself telling the case and see your time for each part, with up to three fixes. Rehearse the defense of each decision before exam day.
We Train All 9 ABOS Scoring Categories
Most prep focuses on one or two. We cover every dimension the examiners grade you on.
Data Gathering
History, physical exam, imaging and other studies, and complete records.
Diagnosis & Interpretive Skills
Putting the findings together into a differential and the correct diagnosis.
Treatment Plan
Informing the patient, informed consent, and a planned follow-up.
Surgical Indications
Non-surgical care came first, and the history, exam and imaging support the surgery.
Technical Skill
Pre-operative planning and how well the procedure was carried out.
Surgical Complications
Steps to avoid complications, spotting them promptly, and managing them.
Outcomes
Patient satisfaction, objective recovery at follow-up, and continuity of care.
Ethics & Professionalism
Safe, ethical, compassionate, confidential and professional care.
Applied Knowledge
Evidence-based best practice on diagnosis, treatment alternatives and expected outcomes.
Built for Practicing Orthopaedic Surgeons
Whether you are sitting for the ABOS Part II for the first time or retaking after a previous attempt, our structured review adapts to where you are and focuses your prep time on what actually moves the needle.
First-Time Candidates
Build your case list, learn the presentation format, and develop exam-day composure before you walk in.
Retake Candidates
Identify exactly what went wrong, fix the gaps, and go in with a different strategy and more reps.
Find Out Where You Stand
Take the free 3-minute readiness score: nine questions, one for each ABOS category. No commitment.