Orthopedic Board Review MCQs (2026 Edition) - Part 6

Question 1

A 6-year-old boy sustains a supracondylar humerus fracture. Which of the following physical examination findings is most characteristic of the most common nerve palsy associated with this injury?

Accepted Answer

Inability to flex the interphalangeal joint of the thumb

Question 2

A 14-year-old girl presents with a painful hallux valgus deformity. Radiographs demonstrate an increased first-second intermetatarsal angle, a congruent metatarsophalangeal joint, and an abnormal distal metatarsal articular angle. Which of the follow

Accepted Answer

Proximal and distal first metatarsal osteotomy

Question 3

A 73-year-old man presents with diffuse back and lower extremity pain. A technetium-99m bone scan demonstrates widespread, discrete osteoblastic lesions throughout the axial and appendicular skeleton. Which of the following medications is most approp

Accepted Answer

Bisphosphonates

Question 4

When evaluating a pelvic radiograph, the radiographic 'teardrop' is an important landmark for hardware placement. This structure represents a thick column of bone extending between which two anatomic landmarks?

Accepted Answer

Anterior inferior iliac spine to the posterior superior iliac spine

Question 5

A 56-year-old woman undergoes excision of a painful, firm nodule contiguous with the plantar fascia. Histologic examination of the excised tissue would most likely reveal an abundance of which of the following cell types?

Accepted Answer

Fibromyoblasts

Question 6

A patient with a malunited calcaneus fracture presents with anterior ankle impingement and limited dorsiflexion. A weight-bearing lateral radiograph demonstrates a talar declination angle of 10 degrees. Which of the following procedures is most appro

Accepted Answer

Subtalar distraction bone block arthrodesis

Question 7

A 26-year-old man presents with progressive swelling and pain in his ring finger metacarpophalangeal joint without a history of trauma. Imaging reveals an expansile, lytic, subchondral lesion without cystic components. Which of the following is the m

Accepted Answer

Giant cell tumor

Question 8

During an open carpal tunnel release, the transverse carpal ligament is divided. Which of the following pairs of carpal bones serve as the radial attachments for this ligament?

Accepted Answer

Scaphoid and trapezium

Question 9

A 40-year-old man undergoes biopsy of a slow-growing, painless soft-tissue mass around his left ankle. Histology reveals a biphasic pattern of epithelial cells and fibrous spindle cells. Immunohistochemical staining of this lesion is most likely to b

Accepted Answer

Keratin

Question 10

A 28-year-old man presents with progressive lateral ankle pain 15 years after undergoing a triple arthrodesis for a tarsal coalition. Weight-bearing radiographs demonstrate a valgus-supination malunion with lateral subfibular impingement. Which of th

Accepted Answer

Medial displacement calcaneal osteotomy and transverse tarsal derotational osteotomy

Orthopedic Board Review MCQs (2026 Edition) - Part 6

Orthopedic Board Review MCQs (2026 Edition) - Part 6

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Orthopedic Board Review MCQs (2026 Edition) - Part 6

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