🔥 HOT VIVAS — Series Library
Explore the full HOT Vivas library — animated, fly-on-the-wall guides to the FRCS viva. Watch real exam scenarios across Hand, Trauma, Paediatrics, and Basic Science, and learn the mindset, structure, and confidence needed to pass with calm precision.
Browse every animated viva by series. Learn the technique, build the knowledge, pass with confidence.
Don't wait till it's too late...!!
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Hand & Wrist · Trauma · Paediatrics · Adult Pathology · Basic Science · General / Anatomy · Imaging & Diagnostics · Neurophysiology
- Hand & Wrist
- Trauma
- Paediatrics
- Adult Pathology
- Basic Science
- General / Anatomy
- Imaging & Diagnostics
📚 Start Here (Curated Paths)
Early-Year Registrar Path (2–3 weeks)
- X-rays → Tension Band Wiring → Statistics
- Median Nerve → Ulnar Nerve → Flexor Tendon Injury
- Scaphoid → Perilunate Dislocation
6-Week Exam Crunch Path
Week 1: Scaphoid, Perilunate, Flexor Sheath Infection
Week 2: Kienböck’s, Thumb CMCJ OA, Median Nerve
Week 3: Lateral Condyle (Paeds), Paed Femoral Shaft, SUFE
Week 4: Capitellum, Bifacet C-spine, CT Scan
Week 5: DEXA, Paget’s, Rheumatoid Arthritis
Week 6: NCS, TBW recap, Consider full mock with Coach
🖐️ Hand & Wrist Series
- Acute Perilunate Dislocation
- Scaphoid Fracture
- Flexor Tendon Injury
- Flexor Tendon Sheath Infection
- Kienböck’s Disease
- Thumb CMCJ Osteoarthritis
💥 Trauma Series
- Capitellum Fracture
- Cervical Spine — Bifacet Dislocation
🧒 Paediatric Series
🧓 Adult Pathology Series
🧠 Basic Science & Principles
- X-rays — Production, Image Formation, Safety
- CT Scan — Physics & Surgical Application
- DEXA Scan — BMD, T/Z Scores, FRAX
- Paget’s Disease — Pathophysiology to Ortho Care
- Rheumatoid Arthritis — Immunopathology & Ortho
- Statistics — Study Design, CI, p-values
- Tension Band Wiring — Principle & Technique
🧭 General / Anatomy & Neurophysiology
- Median Nerve — Course, Function, Clinical
- Ulnar Nerve — Anatomy, Lesions, Surgery
- Nerve Conduction Studies (NCS/EMG)
🧩 How to Use HOT Vivas
- Watch the animation (fly-on-the-wall viva).
- Note the structure (how the candidate frames answers).
- Pause at prompts and speak your answer out loud.
- Replay with commentary to spot technique upgrades.
- Log takeaways (3 bullets per episode)
- Read FRCS Viva Analysis
- Test yourself next day with a fresh viva from another series.
Pro tip: pair episodes with 1:1 coaching for targeted feedback on delivery
💳 Plans & Deals
- Starter — £49/month (cancel anytime) → Full library access.
- Pass Package — £499 / 12 months → Library + priority updates.
(Coaching is booked separately.)
Don't wait till it's too late...!!







🧬 The Origin Story
How two surgeons turned exam psychology into animation — and why “how” beats “what” in the viva.
👉 The 🔥 Hot Vivas 🔥 Origin Story
💬 Suggestions & Requests
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