About CME on this Site

Purpose

• To provide the general orthopaedic surgeon and the subspecialist with an ability to assess his or her continuing competence in orthopaedics through the acquisition of contemporary scientific information.
• To provide a broad-based review and update of the major subspecialty areas in orthopaedics.
• To make The Journal reader aware of new advances in orthopaedic surgical techniques and technology.

Exams may be taken for credit (payment is required) or for practice (at no charge).

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The questions and preferred answers in these CME examinations are derived from information in peer-reviewed articles that have been published in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery [American volume]. The answers are not intended to be the only or best methods or procedures for the clinical situations that are discussed, but rather are intended to update trained physicians with new information that they can place in the appropriate context.