OR Comp Flashcards

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What is a cannulated screw used for?

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-subcapital femoral neck fracture (femoral head/neck junction)

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What is a DHS? What it is used for?

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Dynamic Hip Screw
Used for intertrochanteric fracture
-fractures outside of the capsule, subcapsular, intertrochanteric, (fractures where blood vessels are left unharmed)

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What is a DHS interchangable with?

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Short gamma nail

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What does a DHS require?

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Intact lateral cortex

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Short Gamma Nail is also known as?

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Trochanteric Fixation Nail

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What is a short gamma nail used for?

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  • fractures located outside the capsule (sub/inter trochanteric)
  • interchangeable with the DHS
  • also used for further down the neck
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Birmingham?

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  • used on younger/active patients
  • femoral neck maintained for potential future replacement
  • patient likely to need total hip replacement in the future
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Hemi Arthroplasty?

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  • replacement of femoral head/neck OR acetabulum, but not both
  • cap and stem = single unit
  • younger patients
  • for fractures around stem: can occur during surgery or from trauma
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What is the capsule of the hip?

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Where the blood vessels are located

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10
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What is a THR/THA?

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Total Hip Replacement/Arthroplasty

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THR

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  • stem inserts into femur, ball that replaced head of femur, shell that linens acetabulum
  • generally not applicable in trauma situations (patient have chronic pain and mobility issues after surgery)
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What is a gamma nail used for?

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  • subtrochanteric or diaphyseal fracture

- intertrochanteric fractures with loss of bony cortex integrity

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Components of gamma nail

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  • screw in neck, IM nail in femur, locking screw at knee
  • may be performed antegrade or retrograde
  • may use circlage wire as well (wraps and tightens bone)
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TKR/TKA

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Total Knee Replacement/Arthroplasty

  • indications include pain, joint deformity, primarily from arthritis
  • x-ray not required during OR procedure, but pre-op and 2 day post-op required
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What does IM nail stand for?

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Intramedullary

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Tibial IM nail?

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  • tibial diaphyseal fracture
  • fibula is non-weightbearing and is often not plated unless the integrity of the ankle joint is compromised
  • may use circlage wire as well
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Plate and Screw fixation

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-used for absolute fixation on anatomy where callus formation would limit mobility, such as ankles, wrists, and spines

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K-Wires

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  • used for finicky fractures (phalanges, metatarsals/carpals, calcaneus, wrists, etc.)
  • fixates bone until the healing takes place, the wire is then removed
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External fixation (ExFix)

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  • commonly used when swelling in the limb is an issue but fixation is still necessary
  • surgeon will perform an ORIF 7-10 days later once the swelling has subsided
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Pacemaker

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  • pt with inadequate cardiac pacing
  • consists of 1 single chamber, 2 dual chamber, or 3 CRT levels with a greater generator, up at the left or right shoulder
  • vascular (cine) runs are common
  • always use cardiac appropriate C-arm
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Total Hip Replacement (Dr. Burkart)

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  • X-table lateral pelvis done in OR
  • patient positioned with affected side up
  • increase technique to compensate for increased soft tissue density on the side down
  • lines drawn on image post exam for measurement
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X-table spines

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  • used to localize ROI and confirm hardware placement

- L-spine and C-spines

23
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Why is I.I below table not recommended?

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Increased dose due to scatter and increased OID (decreased image resolution, increase scatter)

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Common uses of the C-arm

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  • hip pinnings
  • open/closed fracture reduction
  • cholangiography
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What is a snapshot/digital image?
-higher quality, computer enhanced image
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What is subtraction?
- initial image is captured | - used as filter-stationary structures removed from image
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What is roadmapping?
-specific image held on screen during continuous fluoro
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Min C-arm tilt that increases dose? By how much?
30 degrees, increases dose to face and neck by a factor of 4
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Which end should you stand by (tube or I.I)?
I.I | Less dose due to patient scattering back to tube
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How much can the tube above the table increase dose?
100 times higher dose to operator
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Minimum distance you should be from the tube?
6 feet
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What do nearby radiation levels depend on?
- C-arm orientation - Technique - Patient size
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What lead equivalent must we wear?
0.5mm
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What is closed reduction?
Non surgical: realignment and manipulation
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Arthrodesis?
Stiffening of a joint by OR
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Arthropathy?
Disease affecting a joint
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Asepsis?
All living things are absent
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Cancellous screw?
Screw for ORIF for spongey bone
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Cerclage wire?
Wire tightening around fracture to reduce limb shortening
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Dynamic compression plate?
-screw and plate combo to apply forces through a fracture
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Ilizarov technique?
-ex fix used to lengthen bone
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Surgical team?
- surgeon - anesthesiologist - assistant - surgical tech (surgical assistant?) - circulating nurse - scrub nurse
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3 ways for C-arm to be sterile?
- drape C-arm - drape patient - shower curtain
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Surgical asepsis?
Minimize infectious agents
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Surgical attire?
- scrubs - hair cover - shoe cover - shoes - mask - gloves - eyewear
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Common hip fractures?
- neck - intertrochanteric - subtrochanteric
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Reasons for THR?
Degenerative disease | Trauma
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Which device for THR for patients with decreased mobility?
Austin moore
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Bone reamer is for?
Widening medullary canal
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Laminectomy for C-spine?
- removes osteophytes | - herniated disc material
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Laminectomy for L-spine?
- obstruction - impingement - stenosis
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Vertebroplasty vs Kyphoplasty
V: older, cement into spine K: balloon filled with cement
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What ventricle for pacemaker?
Right ventricle