Arab Orthopaedic Board MCQs - Part 8

A patient is noted to have weakness of wrist and finger extension together with pain on resisted supination and finger extension, most likely has a:

Median nerve compression in the forearm may result from:

Following injuries of the elbow which motion is most likely to be limited at the completion of treatment:

The primary stabilizers of the elbow are:

The primary valgus stabilizer of the elbow is the:

Name the components of the medial collateral ligaments of the elbow: 1. Posterior bundle 2. Transverse bundle 3. Posterior head of anterior bundle 4. Anterior head of posterior bundle 5. Anterior head of anterior bundle

All the following are components of the lateral collateral ligament complex of the elbow except:

Insert the name of each of the following corresponding structures in blocks in the photo below:

The most important ligament in the lateral collateral liament of the elbow, would be:

Posterolateral instability of the elbow results from injury of which of the following ligaments:

All the following are secondary stabilizers of the elbow except:

The most common dislocation about the elbow is:

In Baseball pitchers which of the following ligaments are at maximum strain:

Which of the following structures is used as a substitute for medio-lateral ligament insufficiency of the elbow:

What is the test in the photograph below called:

Pitching at a very young age could result in:

When multiple previous skin incisions are encountered on performing a total knee arthroplasty, it has traditionally been recommended that the most lateral incision be used. How much should be the minimal skin bridge be, between incisions to avoid postoperative skin complications… At least

At what ankle-brachial index should it be, to request a vascular consult, prior to a Total Knee Arthroplasty:

If you should decide to use a tourniquet while performing a total knee arthroplasty in an elderly patient, when would be the best time to do so:

Proximal elevation of the joint line in Total Knee Arthroplasty leads to:

Patellar maltracking can result from:

The main purpose of reducing the posterior slope angle in Total Knee Arthroplasty, would be that:

Patients who have undergone a previous patellectomy are most likely to have least!

Over-resection of the anterior condyles of the knee in a Total Knee Arthroplasty, may result in:

Individuals presenting with a complete slip of one vertebra on the other are known to have a:

Which of the following does not apply to the Wiltse’ classification of spondylolisthesis:

Which of the following statements is least likely to provide us with an explanation, why the incidence of spondylolisthesis is less likely to occur at the lumbosacral junction, with respect to the L4-5 level:

A slip due to degenerative spondylolisthesis, never exceeds:

A mechanism or force resulting in an isthmic spondylolisthesis is most commonly in:

Fractures through the proximal tibial apophysis in children (age 10 years) are most commonly a:

Injury of the popliteal artery or its branches, following high energy fractures about the knee, occurs most commonly in which of the following locations:

The mechanism of injury or force that would likely result in a proximal apophyseal injury (tibial tuberosity) in a 10 year old child would be:

Traumatic dislocations of the patella have been associated with which of the following fractures of the patella:

Plain radiography in a 13 year old girl diagnosed to have a triplane fracture of the ankle, would reveal:

A 50 year old woman presents to your clinic having a bilateral mass (8X10 cms in diameter) located each beneath the inferior angle of both scapulae. Each of the masses becomes more apparent on internally rotating and adducting the corresponding arm, and by doing so, she has pain. Your most likely diagnosis would be:

Following closed reduction and Hip spica application in a one year old girl, with bilateral dysplastic hips, the best imaging technique that would confirm the reduction would be:

Which of the following conditions is least associated with the incidence of DDH in new borns:

Which of the following innominate osteotomies listed below, follows the same principle as the Pemberton osteotomy, with less disturbances in growth of the tri-radiate cartilage:

While performing an open reduction in a child with DDH, on exposing the acetabulum you note that the limbus is inverted and in the way of your reduction. Your next step would be, to:

In a child aged 3 years with a unilateral high riding DDH, your best approach in management would be:

Which of the following is a dynamic hareness used for reduction of a DDH, before the age of eight months:

In a newborn with a moderate club foot deformity, which of the following deformities should be corrected last:

A child presents to your clinic at the age of four months with the diagnosis of unilateral DDH. At this stage which of the following tests on examination is likely be present:

Black stains have been noted on the articular surface of the alumina shell in alumina- alumina THA. These have been found to be due to:

On comparing patients while performing a TKA where the patella was everted VS when not everted, the former was associated with a:

A middle aged patient presenting with a well contained hemorrhage, surrounded by a pseudocapsule with no ecchymosis, most likely has a:

Total shoulder arthroplasty is an especially difficult procedure, since optimal function after surgery requires a great deal of skill in the reconstruction and rehabilitation. Good and durable results would least depend on:

The Tug test is used to locate which of the following structures during shoulder arthroplasty:

The shoulder offset is measured from:

The arc of active function of a normal knee ranges between: