The most common location for Brucellar infection to occur in the spine, would be:
The posterior spinal arch is involved in what percent of cases of tuberculosis?
Which of the following conditions is most commonly associated with caseation beneath the anterior longitudinal ligament?
1-[ ] Which of the following is most important, which when divided or resected would allow maximum seating of the femoral head within the acetabulum, following reduction of a high riding DDH:
Which of the following surgical approaches is known to have the least complications in reducing a Essex-Leprosty I and Saunders I & II fractures of the calcaneum:
Which of the following components of a calcaneal fracture is most important, to act as an anchor to rebuild an anatomic calcaneal fracture:
A four year old boy has low grade fever with pain and limitation of motion of the left hip. An ESR, CRP and WBC are “slightly elevated”. The mother claims that her son had a mild upper respiratory infection one week ago. Your most likely diagnosis would be:
The most likely organism to be associated with a septic arthritis of the hip would be:
A four year old child was diagnosed to have Legg Calve’ Perthe’s disease, Pillar A. the best management would be:
A 6 year old male presents to your clinic having severe generalized aches of all his bones and joints, of two weeks duration. On examination, motion of the left hip elicited severe protective pain. An x-ray of the left hip revealed effusion in the joint with the presence of a definit Frankels radioluscent line in the metaphysis. A Bone Marrow aspiration revealed a round cell infiltrate. Your most likely diagnosis would be:
Which of the following conditions has the highest incidence avascular necrosis as a complication:
Usually when a slip occurs in the upper femoral epiphysis, the cleavage zone would be at the:
Which of the following nerves are involved, in the transfer of pain from the hip to the mid-aspect of the knee joint:
The vascular supply of the lateral hindfoot is dependent on which of the following arterial blood supply:
The extended L-shaped lateral approach of the calcaneus provides a vulnerable risk of injury to which of the following arteries: a. The lateral calcaneal branch of the peroneal artery b. The calcaneal branch of the posterior tibial artery c. The dorsalis pedis artery d. The interosseous artery e. The artery of the sinus tarsi
Less invasive approaches in fractures of the calcaneus are indicated “least” in:
Which of the following calcaneal fractures could benefit “most” from a primary subtalar arthrodesis: a. Displaced Essex-Lopresti fracture b. Sanders type II fracture c. Sanders type III fracture d. Sanders type IV fracture
Anterior process fractures of the calcaneus are caused by:
The most common fragment found in a calcaneal fracture, known as an axial loading column, during reduction, would be the:
A 26-year-old male sustains a comminuted, intra-articular calcaneus fracture and subsequently undergoes operative intervention. Postoperatively in the recovery room, he presents with an isolated, fixed flexed great toe. What is the most likely etiology of this finding?
The flexor hallucis longus tendon is at greatest risk of injury with a lateral-to-medial drill or screw during fixation of what structure?
A 48-year-old female sustains a injury resulting in a Sanders type IV fracture of the calcaneus. Which of the following preoperative variables has been shown to be associated with improved outcomes following surgical treatment of this injury pattern?
A hematoma that extends distally to the sole of the foot is pathognomonic for calcaneal fracture and is known as:
Initial assessment of suspected calcaneal fractures is usually performed with conventional radiography. Recommended views include all except:
A six year old boy sustained displaced supracondylar fracture of the elbow. On physical examination he is noted to lack flexion of the index finger. Your immediate diagnosis would be:
The first ossification center to appear about the elbow would be:
Which of the following radiographic signs is most accurate in diagnosing a supracondylar fracture in children:
The incidence of a flexion supracondylar fracture in children is:
The function of the horizontal trabeculae within the vertebral body is to:
The most common mechanism of injury in a supracondylar fracture in a child, would be a:
A lytic lesion of bone associated with hypercalcemia, hypophosphatemia with an elevated PTH level is most likely a:
A RANKL inhibitor known to inhibit osteoclastic resorption in Giant Cell Tumors of bone, would be:
The most common site for a Giant Cell tumor to occur in, would be:
On Examination of a patient with Cervical Radiculopathy you note that he has weakness in abduction of the fingers. Which of the following roots is involved:
Which of the following tests would help distinguish a true cervical root etiology from other potential sources of pain?
Which of the following is not a long tract sign in Cervical Myelopathy?
A 20 years old male is brought to the Emergency Room following a car accident. The radio-imaging of your choice to rule out a disk disruption, hematoma and intrinsic cord signal changes, would be:
The best radio-imaging used in the detection of an occipital condyle fracture would be:
A lower cranial nerve palsy that may be associated with an occipital condyle fracture, would be:
The basion-Dens interval should be more than what amount, to indicate occipito- cervical dissociation?
An incomplete spinal cord injury that occurs in the elderly following a hyperextension injury of the cervical spine, would be:
A 79-year old man falls sustaining a hyperextension injury to his neck. On motor examination, he has 3/5 strength in his deltoids, elbow and wrist flexors and extensors. He has 4/5 strength in his hip flexors, knee flexors, extensors, ankle dorsiflexors and plantarflexors. Sensation is preserved in both his upper and lower extremities as well as his sacral segments. Injury to which of the following tracts contributes greatest to his motor function deficits?
In which of the following conditions, a minor trivial injury most often, could result in a severe devastating repercussion?
An x-ray of a 10-year-old boy taken to rule out an ankle fracture reveals a 4-mm, well- circumscribed lytic lesion in the cortex of the tibia, which is away from where he is having symptoms • What is the most likely diagnosis?
Aneurysmal Bone Cysts has not been associated with:
A ten years old girl is noted to have a fibrous dysplasia like lesion of the tibia, Café au lait spots, and precocious puberty. Your most likely diagnosis would be:
What would be the maximum acceptable leg length discrepancy to not require treatment?
The most common Congenital foot abnormality, would be:
A 10-year-old boy is known to have recurrent ankle sprains and painful flat feet should be evaluated for what possible diagnosis?
A child diagnosed at the age of 3months to have DDH would most likely have a:
