Arab Orthopaedic Board MCQs - Part 23

The histologic appearance of a specimen obtained from a patient with plantar fasciitis, includes all the following, except:

The site of tenderness that is most likely associated with plantar fasciitis, would be:

On Cadaveric sections, the calcaneal spur was found in the:

An MRI of the foot in a patient with plantar fasciitis most likely shows:

A factor which does not hinder the heel pad function, as a shock absorber is:

The Baxter entrapment syndrome is associated with:

Which of the following condition accentuates most the Baxter nerve entrapment syndrome:

The second most common site for stress fractures to occur in the foot, would be:

Tarsal Tunnel syndrome is:

Which of the following statements does not apply to the tarsal tunnel:

Which of the following statements, least apply to Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome (TTS):

A fifty year old male presents to your clinic complaining of pain in the left heel. He gave no history suggesting an inflammatory process nor of any other systemic disease. He stated that he was overdoing work, this last month. On examination, he was noted to have bimanual tenderness over the body of the calcaneus. An xray was requested and is shown below. What would be the most likely diagnosis:

On not seeing an apparent lesion on plain x-ray, in a patient with heel pain, localized by bimanual pressure applied to the body of the calcaneus, what further study may help in making the diagnosis:

A young adult falls on his left hip and sustains a fracture of the femoral head. The fracture line passes above the femoral head fovea. This corresponds to which type, in the Pipkin classification:

Which of the following primary tumors when metastasis occurs to the spine, responds least to any form of treatment other than surgery:

The bare area in which one could put a plate on the Radial head and not interfere with pronation or supination would be:

A twenty year old male is brought to the Emergency room after being hit by a car. X- rays reveal a comminuted fracture (Winquist type IV fracture of the femur. The patient was unconscious and the team refused any Emergency surgery. You decide to put him in traction. What is often missed while doing so and should be looked for:

The angle of Gissane measures:

In an open book fracture of the pelvis which of the following ligaments is commonly torn:

What would be your initial management of an open book fracture of the pelvis with significant hypotension:

A strict contraindication in the management of a patient with a diastasis of the symphysis pubis following trauma, would be:

Which of the following, is the preferred approach used, to reduce a displaced fracture of the iliopubic arch:

A Mortise view is an AP view of the ankle and is taken in:

The “Fleck sign” is often seen in which of the following conditions:

An open fracture with a vascular injury as classified by the Gustillo-Anderson classification, would be

What radiologic sign, indicates vascularization in a talar neck fracture:

On aspiration of synovial fluid from a painful THA joint, what should be the WBC and percent of neutrophils be, to be considered a septic periprosthetic infection?

Draining serosities two weeks following a primary THA indicates a definite infection and should be drained. Is this statement true or false? True……….. False……….

Which of the following cytokines is involved in the production of C reactive protein?

Should you want to prepare one batch (pack) of cement (40gms) loaded with antibiotics. How much tobramycin and vancomycin should be added to give you coverage for 4 months (Masri)?

The direct diagnosis (by detection of organism and susceptibility tests) of late infection would be by all, except:

The intrinsic resistance of the biofilm depends on:

All the following are in favor of a primary TKA, Except:

All the following are true concerning leucocyte esterase except:

The technique that involves the identification and amplification of the bacterial ribosomal 16S fragment is associated with which of the following drawback?

Once aspirated, the joint fluid should be sent for all the following tests, and which is least accurate:

Approximately how much of the total fluid volume of the disc is exchanged daily:

Which of the following statements does not stand out as a function of the spine?

The removal of the vertebral body cortex decreases vertebral strength by only:

With its dense cartilage layer, the endplate serves as a semi-permeable membrane, which prevents the loss of which of the following substances from the disc:

The largest avascular structure in the body is:

The most common site for a lumbar facet cyst to occur in would be:

A Test used to distinguish between an iliopsoas and a rectus femoris contracture would be:

Which of the following is not associated with a congenital anomaly of the spine:

A shuffling gait is most commonly seen in:

A waddling gait is associated most often with weakness of which muscle:

An “Anthropoid posture” is often noted in:

On flexion of the head a patient is noted to have paresthesia in both the arms and legs. Which of the following, indicates this test?

Which of the following tests does not evaluate the sacroiliac joint for pain?

The sensory nerve supply of the lateral forearm and thumb, is from: