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Sports Medicine — FNB reading list.

What a two-year FNB fellow in Sports Medicine reads, and what each title is for.

7Titles listed
4Read cover to cover
2 yrsFellowship length
400Marks in the exit exam
The fellowship

Sports Medicine at a glance

Arthroscopy, ligament reconstruction and the management and rehabilitation of athletic injury.

DisciplineOrthopaedics and Spine
Length2 years, full-time at an NBEMS-accredited hospital
Entered fromDNB/MS Orthopaedics
EntranceFET, the NBEMS Fellowship Entrance Test — 100 questions in 105 minutes, Part-A from the feeder specialty and Part-B from this fellowship.
How this list is used

Reading for Sports Medicine

DeLee, Drez & Miller is the read-through text for the year, while the arthroscopy atlases live in theatre for portal placement and technique steps. Indian sports fellowships run heavily on ACL reconstruction and shoulder instability lists, so the knee and shoulder sections get far more use than the rest of the book. Miller's Review is the rapid-revision volume before exit assessment, and the ESSKA-linked atlases are what fellows copy technique from when they start doing cases unsupervised.

Titles are tagged core reading — the ones fellows finish — or reference, the ones they look things up in. Editions are given where the current edition is what you want to buy.

  1. DeLee, Drez & Miller's Orthopaedic Sports Medicinecore readingMark D. Miller, Stephen R. Thompson (eds.) · Elsevier · 5th edition (2019)The field's read-through reference, covering principles, joint-by-joint pathology and return-to-play decisions.
  2. Insall & Scott Surgery of the Kneecore readingW. Norman Scott (ed.) · Elsevier · 6th edition (2017)Used for the ligament, meniscus and cartilage chapters that carry most of an Indian sports fellow's operative load.
  3. Arthroscopy: Basic to Advancedcore readingPietro Randelli, David Dejour, C. Niek van Dijk, Matteo Denti, Romain Seil (eds.) · Springer · 1st edition (2016)The ESSKA arthroscopy reference kept in theatre for portals, instrumentation and joint-specific procedure steps.
  4. Surgical Atlas of Sports Orthopaedics and Sports Traumatologycore readingAndreas B. Imhoff, Matthias J. Feucht (eds.) · Springer · 2nd edition (2024)Illustrated procedure atlas used to rehearse a technique the night before a list.
  5. Advanced Techniques in Shoulder ArthroscopyreferencePeter J. Millett, Jonas Pogorzelski (eds.) · Springer · 1st edition (2019)Consulted for cuff repair configurations, instability procedures and biceps management.
  6. Sports Injuries: Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment and RehabilitationreferenceMahmut Nedim Doral, Jon Karlsson (eds.) · SpringerThe broad reference for non-operative management, rehabilitation protocols and prevention programmes.
  7. Miller's Review of OrthopaedicsreferenceMark D. Miller, Stephen R. Thompson (eds.) · Elsevier · 8th edition (2019)Used for fast revision of sports medicine facts before exit assessment and job interviews.

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The exit examination

What you are reading towards

The exit examination is the FEE - Fellowship Exit Examination, held after completion of the fellowship training. Theory: one paper of 100 marks (10 questions of 10 marks each) of three hours' duration. Practical: 300 marks, comprising clinical examination and viva voce. A candidate must obtain a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate across theory and practical (200 of 400) to qualify, with the theory paper itself to be passed at 50/100. Trainees must also appear in the formative assessment during training. Successful candidates are awarded the FNB (or FNB-PD) at the annual NBEMS convocation.

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Frequently asked

FNB Sports Medicine — questions

Which books do FNB Sports Medicine fellows read?

The 7 titles on this page, of which 4 are read cover to cover and the rest are kept as references. Most fellows own two or three and use the department copy for the others.

How long is the FNB in Sports Medicine?

2 years, full-time at an NBEMS-accredited hospital, followed by the Fellowship Exit Examination.

Which specialty do you enter FNB Sports Medicine from?

DNB/MS Orthopaedics

How is the FNB exit examination marked?

One theory paper of 100 marks with ten questions of ten marks each, and a 300-mark practical of clinical examination and viva. A candidate needs 50 per cent in aggregate across the two.

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