Orthopedics OSCE Practice
Practice Orthopedics OSCE stations with AI patients. Take focused musculoskeletal histories for joint injuries, back pain, and limb complaints, and learn which presentations need urgent imaging or referral.
Common Orthopedics OSCE Stations
Practice Cases
Heel Pain in the Morning
44 y/o F with medial heel pain worst with the first steps in the morning
Sudden Calf Pop While Playing Sports
40 y/o M with sudden calf pop and weakness pushing off during basketball
Wrist Injury After Fall
55 y/o F with painful, deformed wrist after a fall on an outstretched hand
Outer Elbow Pain
39 y/o M with lateral elbow pain worse with gripping and lifting
Hot Swollen Knee with Fever
62 y/o M with acute hot, swollen, exquisitely painful knee and fever, unable to bear weight
Shoulder Popped Out
24 y/o M with shoulder injury after a fall, arm held away from body
Chronic Knee Pain
Chronic bilateral knee pain worse with activity
Twisted Ankle
Ankle injury from running
Back Pain Shooting Down Leg
Low back pain with leg pain and numbness
Hand Numbness and Tingling
Numbness and tingling in hands
Hip Pain in Elderly
Fall at home with inability to bear weight on left leg
Shoulder Pain
Chronic right shoulder pain with difficulty reaching overhead
Acute Knee Injury
Acute knee injury during soccer with swelling
Study Resources
Frequently Asked Questions
What should an MSK history cover?
Mechanism of injury, whether the patient could weight-bear or continue the activity, swelling and its timing, locking or giving way, prior injury to the same joint, and the functional impact on work and sport.
Which orthopedic red flags are examiners looking for?
Cauda equina symptoms in back pain, a hot swollen joint with fever suggesting septic arthritis, neurovascular compromise after a fracture or dislocation, and compartment syndrome pain out of proportion to the injury.