Orthopedics Flashcards
1
Q
Proximal tibial fracture; common nerve injury and symptoms
A
Common peroneal, foot drop
2
Q
Tibial plateau fx s/p repair with worsening calf swelling; next step
A
Fasciotomy (high risk for popliteal injury)
3
Q
Wrist flexion for one minute causing numbness, pain, paresthesia
A
+Phalen’s test
4
Q
Pain with tapping across the distal wrist crease
A
+Tinel’s sign
5
Q
Most commonly injured nerve anterior shoulder dislocation
A
Axillary nerve
6
Q
Most common benign tumor of the bone
A
Osteochondroma
7
Q
AC joint separation without neuromuscular compromise; tx
A
Nonop
8
Q
Large, non tender, firm extremity mass; likely dx and next step
A
Soft tissue sarcoma, core needle bx
