Ortho quiz

Question 1

What describes a fracture in multiple pieces?

Answer 1

Comminuted

Question 2

How many x-ray views should you ask for when assessing for fractures in long bones?

Answer 2

At least 2

Question 3

What bone fracture would want 4 views of x-ray?

Answer 3

Scaphoid

Question 4

Which cells are involved in bone healing?

Answer 4

Osteoblasts, osteoclasts, fibroblast

Question 5

What is the most common cause of septic arthritis?

Answer 5

Staph. aureus

Question 6

What is the eponymous name for the fracture shown?

Answer 6

Smith’s fracture

Question 7

What is Chauffeur’s fracture?

Question 8

WHat is Colles fracture?

Question 9

What is Volar Barton’s fracture?

Question 10

What is dorsal barton’s fracture?

Question 11

How would you manage this fracture?

Answer 11

Volar locking plate

Question 12

Thumb abaduction assesses the motor function of which nerve?

Answer 12

Median nerve

Question 13

Which muscle inserts into the displaced fragment shown?

Answer 13

Supraspinatus

The fragmented part is greater tuberosity, where the rotator cuff muscles insert

Question 14

How would you classify the fracture shown using the Weber classification?

Answer 14

Weber A

Below syndesmosis is A, around syndesmosis is B, above syndesmosis is C

Question 15

What are complications of total knee replacement? And what is not a common complication?

Answer 15

Bone cement implantation syndrome, pulmonary embolus, common peroneal injury, instability

Leg length discrepancy is more commonly in hip replacement

Question 16

An intracapsular neck of femur fracture is best managed with?

Answer 16

Hip hemiarthroplasty

Question 17

Which injury classically follows a “pop” twisting of knee?

Answer 17

ACL tear

Question 18

How would you manage a patient presenting with an Achilles tendon rupture?

Answer 18

Usually - Equinus cast for two weeks then moonboot & wedges

Question 19

How to identify hallux valgus?