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ORTHOPEDICS HYPERGUIDE MCQ 951-1000

QUESTION 1
Which of the following is false concerning fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) physiology and related disorders:
1
Autosomal recessive inheritance
2
Gain in function mutations
3
70% are new mutations
4
Receptor is active even without ligand binding
5
Ligand binding results in phosphorylation of the tyrosine kinase domain
QUESTION 2
Which of the following is true concerning fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) physiology and related disorders:
1
Autosomal recessive inheritance
2
Loss of function mutation
3
Majority of patients with achondroplasia have an inherited mutation
4
Receptor is active even without ligand binding
5
Receptor activation enhances enchondral ossification
QUESTION 3
Which of the following is true concerning fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) physiology and related disorders:
1
Autosomal recessive inheritance
2
Gain of function mutation
3
Majority of patients with achondroplasia have an inherited mutation
4
Heterogeneous disorder with many different mutations
5
Receptor activation enhances enchondral ossification
QUESTION 4
Which of the following is false concerning fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) physiology and related disorders:
1
Autosomal dominant inheritance
2
Gain in function mutations
3
70% are new mutations
4
Receptor activation enhances enchondral ossification
5
Ligand binding results in phosphorylation of the tyrosine kinase domain
QUESTION 5
Which of the following is false concerning fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) physiology and related disorders:
1
Autosomal dominant inheritance
2
Loss in function mutations
3
70% are new mutations
4
Receptor activation limits enchondral ossification
5
Ligand binding results in phosphorylation of the tyrosine kinase domain
QUESTION 6
Which of the following genetic disorders has the greatest degree of homogeneity (homogenous mutation):
1
Osteogenesis imperfecta
2
Multiple epiphyseal dysplasia
3
Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia
4
Achondroplasia
5
Osteopetrosis
QUESTION 7
Which of the following is the function of fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3):
1
C artilage cell proliferation and migration (through calcium-dependent proteoglycan binding)
2
Regulates bone growth by limiting enchondral ossification
3
Transport of sulfate into cells
4
Formation of structural glycoprotein for elastin-containing micro-fibrils
5
Tumor-suppressor gene to control cell growth and differentiation
QUESTION 8
Which of the following phenotypes occurs in patients with achondroplasia:
1
C afé au lait spots, pseudoarthrosis of tibia, and scoliosis
2
C avovarus feet, areflexia, and distal motor wasting
3
Proximal muscle weakness and calf hypertrophy
4
Dolichostenomelia and scoliosis
5
Knee varus and spinal stenosis
QUESTION 9
In a mouse model, if the gene for fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) is knocked out, which of the following occurs:
1
Marked inhibition of enchondral ossification
2
Absence of bilateral clavicles
3
Marked decrease in sulfate transport into the cells
4
Increased vertebral height and long bone length
5
Defects in limb development and patterning (synpolydactyly)
QUESTION 10
Which of the following mutations occurs in patients with achondroplasia?
1
Mutation in Type I collagen gene
2
Mutation in the fibrillin gene
3
Mutation in the sulfate transporter gene
4
Mutation in Type IX collagen gene
5
Mutation in fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 gene
QUESTION 11
Which of the following mutations occurs in patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome:
1
FGFR3 mutation
2
Type II collagen mutation
3
Type V collagen mutation
4
Sulfate transporter gene mutation
5
Type IX collagen mutation
QUESTION 12
Which of the following mutations occurs in patients with diastrophic dysplasia:
1
Type II collagen mutation
2
Type V collagen mutation
3
Type I collagen mutation
4
Sulfate transporter gene mutation
5
Fibrillin gene mutation
QUESTION 13
Which of the following mutations occurs in patients with spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia with progressive osteoarthropathy:
1
Type IX collagen mutation
2
Type II collagen mutation
3
Type I collagen mutation
4
Type V collagen mutation
5
WISP3 mutation
QUESTION 14
Which of the following mutations occurs in patients with Stickler syndrome:
1
FGFR3 mutation
2
Type IX collagen mutation
3
Type II collagen mutation
4
Type V collagen mutation
5
Type I collagen mutation
QUESTION 15
Which of the following is true concerning the genetics of arthritis:
1
Siblings have a 27% risk compared to spouses
2
Equal risk in monozygotic twins compared to dizygotic twins
3
Precocious osteoarthritis is not associated with type V collagen mutation
4
Occurs in all patients with aging hip joints
5
Distal interphalangeal joint arthritis is linked to trauma rather than a genetic foci
QUESTION 16
Which of the following disorders has a sex-linked inheritance pattern and is caused by a point mutation in the short stature homeobox-containing gene:
1
Achondroplasia
2
Turnerâs syndrome
3
Diastrophic dysplasia
4
C leidocranial dysplasia
5
Multiple epiphyseal dysplasia
QUESTION 17
A mutation in which of the following genes causes a disturbance in normal limb outgrowth patterning:
1
C BFA1
2
C OMP
3
C OL1A1
4
P63
5
VDR3
QUESTION 18
A prospective, randomized study of the use of intravenous bisphosphonate therapy following a hip fracture (control = no bisphosphonate; study group = annual zoledronic acid) would most likely yield the following outcome:
1
No difference in subsequent osteoporotic fractures
2
Reduction in vertebral fractures; no reduction in nonvertebral fractures
3
Reduction in nonvertebral fractures; no reduction in vertebral fractures
4
Reduction in vertebral and nonvertebral fractures
5
Equal death rate in the study and control groups
QUESTION 19
A prospective, randomized study of the use of intravenous bisphosphonate therapy following a hip fracture (control = no bisphosphonate; study group = annual zoledronic acid) would most likely yield the following outcome:
1
Decrease in new fractures; no improvement in bone mineral density (BMD)
2
No difference in new fractures; no improvement in BMD
3
No difference in new fractures; no difference in survival
4
Decrease in new fractures; survival advantage
5
No difference in fracture-free survival; no difference in vertebral fractures
QUESTION 20
Patients treated with zoledronic acid within 90 days of a hip fracture, followed up with annual treatment, will most likely show:
1
Decreased vertebral fractures, no difference in nonvertebral fracture, and no difference in survival
2
Decreased vertebral fractures, decreased nonvertebral fracture, and improved survival
3
No difference in vertebral and nonvertebral fracture and no difference in survival
4
Improved bone mineral density (BMD) but no difference in fracture rate
5
Decreased fracture rate but no difference in survival or BMD
QUESTION 21
Which of the following is the most common adverse event from intravenous bisphosphonate therapy:
1
Osteonecrosis of the jaw
2
Esophageal irritation and dyspepsia
3
Nausea and vomiting
4
Pyrexia and myalgia
5
Pruritic rash
QUESTION 22
A 65-year-old woman sustains a hip fracture following a minor fall. Which of the following treatments should be considered:
1
A. Hormone replacement therapy
2
Intermittent parathyroid hormone therapy
3
Antiresorptive therapy
4
Prophylactic fixation of the contralateral hip
5
C alcium and vitamin D supplementation and repeat bone mineral density measurement in 1 year
QUESTION 23
Which of the following biomaterials is considered inert:
1
Porous tantalum
2
Autologous chondrocytes
3
Biodegradable polymeric scaffolds
4
C alcium sulfate pellets
5
C obalt-chromium alloys
QUESTION 24
Which of the following materials is biocompatible in bulk form but may cause severe soft tissue reactions and damage in particulate form:
1
Freeze-dried allograft
2
Fresh-frozen allograft
3
Polymethylmethacrylate
4
Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene
5
C obalt-chromium alloy
QUESTION 25
Which of the following describes galvanic corrosion:
1
Between the femoral head and tapered neck
2
Screw head and countersunk region of the acetabular component
3
Delamination of high-density polyethylene
4
At the interface between a plate and the screw heads
5
Irradiation of high-density polyethylene in an ambient environment
QUESTION 26
Which of the following describes fretting corrosion:
1
Impurities within a metal implant
2
At a surface defect of an implant
3
At sites of electrochemical gradients
4
Relative micromotion under load
5
Free-radical generation during sterilization
QUESTION 27
Which of the following describes crevice corrosion:
1
Impurities within an implant
2
At sites of an electrochemical potential
3
Relative micromotion under load
4
Free-radical generation during air sterilization
5
Differences in oxygen tension causing pH and electrolyte changes
QUESTION 28
Which of the following has led to oxidative degradation of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE):
1
Ram extrusion
2
C ompression molding
3
Sterilization in an ambient environment
4
Direct molding
5
Sterilization with ethylene oxide
QUESTION 29
Which of the following statements concerning stress fractures is false:
1
Track teams have the highest incidence of stress fractures.
2
In military recruits, rates of stress fractures are gender dependent.
3
Stress fractures occur in normal bone subjected to abnormal stresses.
4
Stress fractures occur in sites of bone resorption due to continued loading.
5
Stress fractures occur in normal bone subjected to normal stresses.
QUESTION 30
Which of the following is a significant risk factor for a stress fracture:
1
Testosterone levels in men
2
Age
3
Training surfaces
4
Menstrual irregularity
5
Low calcium intake
QUESTION 31
Which of the following is a significant risk factor for a stress fracture:
1
Flexibility
2
Training surfaces
3
Increase in frequency and intensity of training
4
Low calcium intake
5
Testosterone levels in athletes
QUESTION 32
Which of the following statements regarding plain radiographic findings of stress fractures is false:
1
Plain radiographs have a low false-negative rate.
2
Periosteal bone formation is a hallmark finding.
3
Only 20% of bone scan positive foci correlate with positive radiographic findings.
4
Positive radiographic findings include horizontal or linear patterns of sclerosis.
5
he âgray cortexâ may occur secondary to cortical resorption.
QUESTION 33
A patient has an early stage stress fracture (grade 1) on a technetium bone scan. The magnetic resonance image findings most likely to correlate with the bone scan are:
1
Periosteal high signal on T2; normal marrow signal on T1- and T2-weighted images
2
Normal periosteal signal; normal marrow signal on T1- and T2-weighted images
3
Periosteal high signal on T2; increased signal on T1; and normal signal on T2-weighted images
4
Periosteal high signal on T2; normal signal on T1; and high signal on T2-weighted images
5
Normal periosteal signal; decreased marrow signal on T1; and high signal on T2-weighted images
QUESTION 34
A patient with stress fracture has a transcortical area of intense uptake on the technetium bone scan. Which of the following findings would most likely be present on the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan:
1
Normal periosteal signal; normal marrow signal on T1; high marrow signal on T2
2
Normal periosteal signal; low marrow signal on T1; high marrow signal on T2
3
Normal periosteal signal on T2; low marrow signal on T1; high marrow signal on T2
4
High periosteal signal on T2; low marrow signal on T1; high marrow signal on T2
5
High periosteal signal on T2; low marrow signal on T1; normal marrow signal on T2
QUESTION 35
A patient has a defined area of moderately increased activity in the femoral shaft consistent with a stress fracture (grade 2 by bone scan criteria). Which of the following is the corresponding finding on the magnetic resonance imaging scan:
1
Normal periosteal signal; normal marrow T1 signal; high marrow T2 signal
2
Normal periosteal signal; high marrow T1 signal; high marrow T2 signal
3
High periosteal signal; high marrow T1 signal; normal marrow T2 signal
4
High periosteal signal; normal marrow T1 signal; high marrow T2 signal
5
High periosteal signal; normal marrow T1 signal; high marrow T2 signal
QUESTION 36
Which of the following treatment methods is used for the majority of patients with a stress fracture:
1
Rest and protected weight-bearing
2
Rest and electrical stimulation
3
Plate fixation with bone grafting
4
Plate fixation without bone grafting
5
Intramedullary rod fixation
QUESTION 37
Which of the following stress fractures most often requires internal fixation:
1
Second metatarsal
2
Femoral shaft
3
Sacrum
4
C ompression-sided femoral neck
5
Tension-sided femoral neck
QUESTION 38
Which of the following stress fractures is the most prone to nonunion and require surgical intervention:
1
Proximal posteromedial compression
2
Distal posteromedial compression
3
Anterior tibial cortex tension
4
Femoral shaft compression
5
Medial malleolus
QUESTION 39
Which of the following activities predisposes a patient to an anterior tibial cortex stress fracture:
1
Long-distance running
2
Repetitive jumping or leaping
3
Military recruits following long marches
4
Gymnastics
5
Playing tennis
QUESTION 40
Which of the following properties is false concerning articular cartilage:
1
Avascular (no blood vessels)
2
Aneural (no nerve fibers)
3
Alymphatic (no lymphatic vessels)
4
Moderate friction on cartilage-on-cartilage motion
5
Self-renewing (maintenance and restoration of extracellular matrix)
Dr. Mohammed Hutaif
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Consultant Orthopedic & Spine Surgeon