Chapter 51

Question 1

Open fractures are classified based on their….?

Answer 1

wounds

Question 2

Defective bone mineralization due to a deficiency of Vitamin D in childhood is called…? and the counterparts are called…?

Answer 2

Ricket’s

osteomalacia

Question 3

Injury to the anterior or posterior cruciate ligaments results in altered function of the ???

Answer 3

Knee

Question 4

A deficiency of which vitamin produces soft bones and is called osteomalacia (adults) and rickets (children)?

Answer 4

Vitamin D

Question 5

What is TRUE regarding compartment syndrome?

Answer 5

It is due to increased pressure between fascial planes

Question 6

Risk factors for the development of osteoporosis include?

Answer 6

decreased weight-bearing exercise

Question 7

The primary reason osteomyelitis is so difficult to manage is that..?

Answer 7

it is difficult to obtain sufficient antibiotic concentration in bone tissue

Question 8

The primary symptoms of multiple myeloma is bone pain… this is because?

Answer 8

excessive plasma cell proliferation occurs in the bone marrow

Question 9

A major difference between an injury to a ligament and an injury to a tendon is that…

Answer 9

Passive stretching of an injured ligament will cause pain

Question 10

Which of the following statements regarding myasthenia graves is TRUE?

Answer 10

it is a progressive autoimmune disease affecting voluntary muscle function

Question 11

Fibromyalgia syndrome is primarily characterized by?

Answer 11

Chronic muscle pain, stiffness, and fatigue

Question 12

What is the complication called when a fracture has not healed in 6 months?

Answer 12

Nonunion

Question 13

Healing of fractures involves….

Answer 13

callus formation and consolidation