Orthopedic Surgery Board Review MCQs: Spine, Trauma & Sports Medicine | Part 49
Key Takeaway
This page offers Part 49 of a comprehensive orthopedic surgery board review. It features 100 high-yield MCQs, strictly audited and modeled after OITE and AAOS examinations. Designed for orthopedic residents and surgeons, this quiz provides critical practice and explanations to excel in board certification and in-training exams.
About This Board Review Set
This is Part 49 of the comprehensive OITE and AAOS Orthopedic Surgery Board Review series authored by Dr. Mohammed Hutaif , Consultant Orthopedic & Spine Surgeon.
This set has been strictly audited and contains 100 100% verified, high-yield multiple-choice questions (MCQs) modelled on the exact format of the Orthopaedic In-Training Examination (OITE) and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) board examinations.
How to Use the Interactive Quiz
Two distinct learning modes are available:
- Study Mode — After selecting an answer, you immediately see whether you are correct or incorrect, together with a full clinical explanation and literature references.
- Exam Mode — All feedback is hidden until you click Submit & See Results . A live timer tracks elapsed time. A percentage score and detailed breakdown are displayed upon submission.
Pro Tip: Use keyboard shortcuts A–E to select options, F to flag a question for review, and Enter to jump to the next unanswered question.
Topics Covered in Part 49
This module focuses heavily on: Ankle, Dislocation, Fracture, Scoliosis, Shoulder.
Sample Questions from This Set
Sample Question 1: A patient notes pain under the first metatarsophalangeal joint following a soccer injury. The MRI scans shown in Figures 27a and 27b reveal what pathologic finding?...
Sample Question 2: Compared with percutaneous pinning with Kirschner wires (K-wires), the treatment of metacarpal neck fractures with cannulated intramedullary screws is associated with...
Sample Question 3: A 28-year-old man sustained a shoulder dislocation 2 years ago. It remained dislocated for 3 weeks and required an open reduction. He now reports constant pain and has only 60 degrees of forward elevation and 10 degrees of external rotation...
Sample Question 4: When posterior fusion with instrumentation to the sacrum is used to treat adult scoliosis, what instrumentation technique best increases the chance of a successful lumbosacral fusion?...
Sample Question 5: A 45-year-old woman has had radiating pain in the medial ankle for the past 3 months. Examination reveals a small mass in the retromedial ankle region and a positive Tinel’s sign. An intraoperative photograph and a hematoxylin/eosin biopsy ...
Why Active MCQ Practice Works
Evidence consistently demonstrates that active recall through spaced MCQ practice yields substantially greater long-term retention than passive reading alone (Roediger & Karpicke, 2006). All questions in this specific module have been algorithmically verified for clinical integrity and complete explanations.
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