Review

Question 0

1. A patient has a diagnosed Radiculopathy with severe pain. Two weeks of NSAID’s offer little relief. What is your next intervention?
   b. Two weeks of bed rest
   c. Return to work with moderate duty
   d. Psychological evaluation
   e. Oral narcotics
   f. Increase the dose of NSAID’s

Answer 0

Narcotic

Question 1

2. The major medial (internal) rotator of the knee is:
   a. Quadriceps
   b. Tensor fascia lata
   c. Medial hamstring
   d. Popliteus muscle
   e. Gastrocnemius
3. What is the most common finding in anterior shoulder instability?
   a. Humeral head fracture (Hill Sachs)
   b. Glenohumeral dislocation (Bankart lesion)
   c. Axillary nerve injury
   d. Radial nerve injury
4. What kind of hand deformity would you see with intrinsic muscle contractures?
   a. Mallet finger
   b. Boutonniere deformity
   c. Claw hand
   d. Swan neck deformity
   e. Dupuytren’s contracture
5. What might you see on plain x-rays of the shoulder with a rotator cuff tear?
   a. Calcification of the supraspinatus tendon
   b. A less than 6mm proximity of the humeral head to the Acromion
   c. Avulsion fracture of humeral head
6. PT for thoracic outlet syndrome:
   a. Increases strength of the upper trapezius and scapular levator
   b. Emphasizes shoulder protraction
   c. Refer to Psych since TOS does not really exist
7. A patient suffers a posterior thigh injury, which muscle is most likely to be injured?
   a. Long head of biceps femoris
   b. Short head of biceps femoris
   c. Semitendinosis
   d. Semimembranosis

Answer 1

G

Question 2

3. In the rehabilitation of rotator cuff tears, you should initially:
   a. Immobilize the shoulder for 6 weeks & instruct them to “exercise the mind”
   b. Begin light weight exercises
   c. Begin heavy weight lifting exercises
   d. Begin shoulder flexion strengthening exercises
   e. Surgically reconstruct the ligaments

Answer 2

F

Question 3

4. A posterolateral disc herniation at L4-5 will likely affect which nerve root?
   a. L2
   b. L3
   c. L4
   d. L5
   e. S1

Answer 3

L

Question 4

5. In tendon transfer surgery for radial nerve palsy, the best functional results are from transferring:
   a. Extensor carpi radialis longus to abductor pollicis longus
   b. Pronator teres to extensor carpi radialis longus and brevis
   c. Pronator quadratus to extensor indicis
   d. Flexor carpi radialis to extensor carpi radialis longus
   e. Flexor carpi radialis and ulnaris to abductor pollicis longus

Answer 4

F