Knotes is an independent educational resource for orthopaedic and FRCS (Tr & Orth) revision. Its purpose is to organise, distil and connect material for learning while directing important clinical decisions back to contemporary primary sources, professional guidance and local protocols.
Sources
Core revision material is informed by established orthopaedic texts and examination resources, including Campbell's Operative Orthopaedics, Miller's Review of Orthopaedics, Apley & Solomon, Orthobullets and specialist references. Contemporary topics may also use peer-reviewed literature, systematic reviews, professional-society guidance and consensus statements.
Clinical review
Pages that display a review date have undergone a content review in the stated period. A technical rebuild, styling change or search-engine optimisation change does not by itself constitute a new clinical review.
Updates
Medical knowledge changes. Knotes aims to update clinically important material when guidance, evidence or established practice changes materially. High-risk areas such as trauma, infection, spine emergencies, oncology, paediatric orthopaedics, arthroplasty complications, thromboprophylaxis and antimicrobial use merit particular attention during review.
Corrections
Clear factual, typographical, linking and attribution errors should be corrected without changing the educational intent of the page. Clinically material corrections should prompt a fresh review of the affected section and an updated review date where appropriate.
References and attribution
Where a statement depends on a specific contemporary recommendation, the preferred approach is to link or cite the relevant guideline, primary paper or review. Images and externally sourced material should retain appropriate source and licence information where required.
Educational scope
Knotes is designed for education and examination revision. It is not a substitute for clinical judgement, current evidence, institutional protocols, specialist advice or the assessment and management of an individual patient.