Arab Orthopaedic Board MCQs - Part 10

Symmetric instability in extension following a Total knee replacement arthroplasty is most likely caused, when:

Should too much resection of the proximal tibia cause symmetric instability in extension following a Total Knee Artrhoplasty is best dealt with by:

Which of the following muscles takes its origin from A as in dicted in the figure below:

which of the following muscles takes its origin from B in the above figure:

Which of the following muscles passes through the greater sciatic foramen:

Aneurysmal bone cyst has been noted to occur secondary all of the following tumors except:

Which of the following tumors is most likely to give a “blow out” appearance on plain radiography:

Which of the following tumors is most likely to give a fluid-fluid level appearance on MRI or CT scan

On viewing the plain xray of the pelvis on a 23 year old male, your most likely diagnosis would be:

An inflammatory disease that is most associated with squaring of the vertebral bodies, would be:

The most likely age range for a calcaneonavicular coalition to become evident, would be:

Calcaneonavicular coalitions are best seen on:

Which portion of the distal tibial physis is last to remain open, and is associated with a tillaux fracture:

A child while walking with his sneakers on, stepped on a nail. This with time became infected. Should a culture be taken, the most likely organism to be detected, would be:

The most likely mechanism of injury, for a Bennett’s fracture, would be:

Which of the following tendons is the source of the deforming force, in the Bennett’s fracture:

The xray shown below is most likely, which of the following fractures:

A test that can be useful to determine whether a varus hindfoot is the primary problem or if it is secondary to forefoot valgus or a dropped first ray, would be:

The peroneal tubercle and retromalleolar groove are best evaluated with which of the following xray views of the foot:

Following an inversion injury of the ankle, radiographs taken revealed a small avulsion fracture of the lateral malleolus. This has been termed a:

A forty eight year old active male has narrowing of the medial joint line with a 5 degree varus deformity of the knee joint, on full weight bearing AP views. The most likely indicated surgical procedure, should it be performed, would be:

What would the minimal knee contracture and range of motion of the knee be acceptable for a high tibial osteotomy to be successful:

The most acceptable explanation why a varus osteotomy of the knee should be performed in the distal femur for correction of a valgus knee, would be:

Which of the following lesions is the most common malignant soft tissue tumor, to occur in the hand:

Which of the following malignant soft tissue tumors, has the highest rate of local recurrence following excision, when in the hand:

Which of the following terms best describes an apical vertebra?

If a child were to have a congenital scoliotic curve, should one, were to choose surgical correction, which of the following investigations is most indicated, to avoid any complications following the surgical correction?

Which of the following conditions is known to be associated with laborers involved in drilling and vibration movements of the wrist?

Which of the following radiologic terms describes a line passing through the two triradiate cartilages, in the pelvis of a child?

Which of the following conditions results from a deficiency in the osteoclastic cell brush border and has a failure of remodeling?

Which of the following conditions when present serves best as a recipient zone for a metastatic focus?

The disease that becomes chronic over the years with continuous flare ups and later with the possible development of squammous cell carcinoma at the lesion site, would be:

Which of the following conditions is least associated with a Compartment syndrome?

Which of the following Cardinal findings or evaluations is least reliable in a patient bound to have a Compartment syndrome?

A patient following a Spine fracture, develops bradycardia with hypotension. The term that best describes his condition would be:

Following an axial compression force, a patient is noted to have a fracture of all arches of the atlas. This is bested described as a:

Injuries of the spine leading to paralysis without Radiologic evidence of a fracture are known to occur in:

A lesion in bone, that often remains quiescent for years and may be followed by a flare up; and on X-rays resembles an Osteoid Osteoma, would be a:

Which of the following reflexes, when present, signifies that the patient is past the stage of spinal shock:

Which of the following fractures of the spine has been most commonly the result of a seat belt injury?

The two most important factors in predicting outcome in patients with Legg-Calvé- Perthes disease were found to be:

Which of the following was found to be the strongest predictor of functional outcome one year after total knee arthroplasty?

Which of the following syndromes is most frequently associated with radial deficiency and thumb hypoplasia?

In hematogenous osteomyelitis of long bones, a single pathogenic organism is almost always recovered from the bone. Which of the following is most commonly isolated in adults?

Which of the following is the most important epidemiological factor in predicting the development of posttraumatic adult respiratory distress syndrome?

Of the following imaging modalities, which was shown to have the best diagnostic accuracy for detection of a loose acetabular component?

Which of the following answers is correct concerning very small asymptomatic stage-I osteonecrotic lesions of the hip?

In a comparison of the clinical results of bone-patellar tendon-bone and double-looped hamstring tendon grafts in reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament, what was the most frequently reported symptom in patients treated with the bone-patellar tendon bone graft:

Which of the following is the best indication for including arthrodesis as an adjunct to decompressive surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis?

Absence of which clinical sign or signs most reliably rules out the need to perform radiographic external rotation stress examination of the ankle following isolated fibular fracture?