Limbs

Question 1

What spinal roots does the brachial plexus come from?

Answer 1

C5 -T1

Question 2

What are the trunks of the brachial plexus?

Answer 2

superior, middle, inferior

Question 3

what are the divisions of the brachial plexus?

Answer 3

anterior, posterior
anterior, posterior
posterior, anterior

Question 4

what are the cords of the brachial plexus?

Answer 4

medial, posterior, lateral

Question 5

what are the branches of the brachial plexus?

Answer 5

musculocutaneous
acillary
radial
median
ular

Question 6

Dupuytren’s contracture

Answer 6

painless fibrosis of the fascia in the palm and fingers

deformity of the medial 2 fingers - flexion

Question 7

De Quervain’s Tensonyvitis

Answer 7

ulnar deviation
radial styloid pain
inflammation adductor policus longus sheath

Question 8

attachment of long head tricep

Answer 8

infraglenoid tubercle

Question 9

attachment of long head bicep

Answer 9

supraglenoid tubercle

Question 10

attachment of short head bicep

Answer 10

coracoid process

Question 11

epicondylitis: types and names

Answer 11

medial epicondylitis - golfer’s elbow

lateral epicondylitis - tennis elbow

Question 12

winging scapula: palsy of which nerve?

Answer 12

long thoracic

Question 13

Obturator nerve damage: cause and result

Answer 13

pelvis cancer
traumatic labour

inner thigh, adduction

Question 14

femoral nerve damage: cause and result

Answer 14

haemotoma, psoas abcess

loss:
tense the quads, front of thigh
knee extension

Question 15

tibial nerve damage: cause and result

Answer 15

tibial fracture

loss:
plantar flexion
sensation sole of foot

Question 16

common fibular nerve damage: cause, result and treatment

Answer 16

plaster cast, general anaesthetic

footdrop, sensation shin (shear gymshark)

deep: anterior calf muscles, dorsiflexion
superficial: eversion, lateral calf muscles

treat: splint

Question 17

sciatic nerve damage: cause and result

Answer 17

unconscious/anaesthetic
hip dislocation
bad IM injection

absent ankle jerk
loss of sensation back of leg
loss of knee flexion
sensory loss over foot and lateral calf

Question 18

ACL tear

Answer 18

positive anterior draw test and lachmans test
blow to calf/knee from posterior
foot planted knee flexed, twist

unhappy triad: ACL, meniscus, tibial colateral ligamento

Question 19

PCL tear

Answer 19

lands on tibial tuberosity with knee flexed

Question 20

smith’s fracture

Answer 20

palmar angulation of distal bone fragment

Question 21

colle’s fracture

Answer 21

dinner fork

dorsal angulation of distal bone fragment

Question 22

Monteggia fracture

Answer 22

ulnar fracture with dissociation of radial head

more proximal than galeazzi

Question 23

galeazzi fracture

Answer 23

radius fracture with dislocation of ulnar head

more distal than monteggia

Question 24

spiral fracture of the distal tibia

Answer 24

toddler’s fracture - falls from ground level
refusal to weight bear
long leg casting 5-6weeks