MSK

Question 1

Is prosthesis loosening an early or late complication of total hip replacement?

Answer 1

Late

Question 2

Is dislocation an early or late complication of total hip replacement?

Answer 2

Usually early

Question 3

What is the most likely cause of pain on walking in a patient who underwent a dynamic hip screw for an intertrochanteric femoral fracture 9 months prior?

Answer 3

Trochanteric bursitis from prominent metalwork

Question 4

Is the growth plate relatively weak or strong?

Answer 4

Weak

Question 5

Is the presence of a visible fat pad posterior to the distal humerus always abnormal?

Answer 5

Yes

Question 6

Are glass foreign bodies usually visible on x-ray?

Answer 6

Yes

Question 7

What is the preferred treatment for traumatic anterior shoulder dislocation of a young patient?

Answer 7

Closed reduction, application of sling and mobilisation after 4 weeks

Question 8

During he active contractile phase of Dupuytren’s Contracture, the contraction forms because of what?

Answer 8

Myofibroblasts with the lesion