Short Answer 2013 Flashcards
Indications for scaphoid fixation (4)
- proximal pole fractures
- fracture gap >1mm on any view
- Humpback - intrascaphoid angle >35 degrees
- Associated with perilunate dislocation
- radiolunate angle >15 degrees
- patient who wants faster return to work/sport
List minimally invasive techniques for treating CVT (3)
congenital vertical talus
- Percutaneous Achilles tenotomy
- selective capsulotomies of talonavicular joint and anterior aspect of subtalar joint
- TaloNavicular pin fixation through small medial incision
*Achilles plus one of the other 2 options
All 3 proceedures are preceeded by serial casting
Thessaly test. What are 3 factors (exclusion criteria) that will give you false positives (3)
1) Symptomatic OA
2) Combined ACL injury
3) Loose bodies
4) OCD
Mayfield stages of perilunate dislocation. (4)
1) scapholunate dissociation
2) + lunocapitate disruption
3) + lunotriquetral disruption, “perilunate”
4) lunate dislocated from lunate fossa (usually volar)
Endocrinopathies associated with SCFE (5)
- hypothyroidism (labs show elevated TSH)
- osteodystrophy of chronic renal failure (abnormal BUN and creatinine)
- panhypopituitarism
- low growth hormone level
- hypogonadism
- adiposogenital syndrome
- pseudohypopituitarism
Benefits of conning down x-ray (3)
- reduce patient radiation dose
- . improves the quality of the radiograph by decreasing the amount of scatter radiation produced
- . decreases the potential exposure to the hands surgeon/radiographer
Perthes head at risk signs (5)
1.Gage’s sign,
a radiolucent defect between the lateral epiphysis and metaphysis
2) calcification lateral to the epiphysis
3) metaphyseal cysts
4) lateral subluxation
5) horizontal growth plate
Rheumatoid arthitis. Unable to extend Ring Finger and Little Finger. List 3 most LIKELY causes.
(3)
1.Rupture of digital extensor tendons
(commonly to EDM, EDC to 4th and 5th)
2) Rupture of sagittal bands; extensor tendons lose mechanical advantage
3) MCP dislocation
4) Partial PIN palsy (compression neuropathies seen in RA; compression of PIN at elbow)
Differentiation between transient synovitis vs septic hip excluding hip aspiration.
List 3 clinical criteria. (3)
- Fever oral temperature >38.5 degrees C
2) elevated C-reactive protein >2.0 mg/dL (>20 mg/L)
3) Unable to weight-bear
4) Elevated WBC (>12000)
5) Elevated ESR (>40)
6) Pseudo-paralysis
Ulnar sided wrist pain in a middle age lady tennis player. O/E she is tender over distal ulna, ulnar carpal and triquetrum. List 3 possible dx: (3)
- ECU subluxation
- Triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) traumatic lesions
- Distal radioulnar joint (DRUJ) arthritis
- Ulnar impaction
List landmarks of dorsal ulnar and radial portals (2)
- 3-4 Located just distal to Lister tubercle, between EPL and EDC; Established
first, primary viewing portal - 6U Located just ulnar to ECU tendon; Primary adjuct for visualization and
instrumentation, ulnar-sided TFCC repairs
Principles of tendon transfers (6)
- donor tendon must be expendable
- donor muscles with > or = 4/5 strength should be used for tendon transfers
- tendon excursion of the donor unit must be sufficient to restore the lost function of the recipient unit
- vector of recipient tendon should be in line with donor muscle & ideally, transfer should cross only one joint
- single transferred tendon should perform one function
6.Transfers must not be placed through heavily scarred
soft-tissue planes, which limit excursion
- Preop joints must have nearly full passive ROM
- Tendons with in-phase functions should be used preferentially
Reasons to be cautious in performing surgical repair of achilles tendon (4)
- Wound healing problems
2) Infection
3) Sural nerve injury
4) Rupture of Achilles tendon
5) Deep vein thrombosis
Contra-indications for periacetabular osteotomy (3).
- Moderate to advanced secondary osteoarthritis—grade 2or 3
2) Older age
3) Major hip joint incongruity
4) Obesity
5) Major restriction of hip motion (hip flexion of less than100 degrees or
abduction of less than 30 degrees, unless a proximal femoral procedure is
planned to address femoroacetabular impingement)
6) For rotational osteotomy
a. CE angle lower than 40 degrees
b. Acetabular roof inclination greater than 60 degrees
c. Femoral head deformity inaccessible for correction
7) Major medical comorbidities
8) Patient noncompliance
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List 3 non-skeletal manifestations of Marfans syndrome. (3)
1) Cardiac abnormalities
a. Aortic root dilation
b. Aortic dissection
c. Mitral valve prolapse
2) Ocular – superior lens dislocation (60%)
3) Spontaneous pneumothoraces (and/or apical blebs)
4) Dural ectasia (60%)
5) Meningocele
Knee ligaments: Rank from weakest to strongest (MCL, LCL, PCL, ACL). (4)
1) LCL – tensile strength 750N (weakest)
2) ACL – 2200-2500N
3) PCL – 2500-3000N
4) MCL – 4000N (strongest)
List 6 risk factors for development of radioulnar synostosis after surgery (ORIF of radius & ulna fractures). (6)
Trauma-related
1) Monteggia #/associated elbow dislocation
2) Both bone # at same level
3) Open #
4) Significant soft tissue damage/crush
5) Comminuted #
6) High energy #
7) Associated head trauma/closed head injury
8) Bone fragments on interosseous membrane
9) Infection?
Treatment-related
10) Use of one incision for both radius & ulna
11) Delay in surgery > 2 weeks
12) Screws that penetrate interosseous membrane
13) Bone grafting into interosseous membrane
14) Prolonged immobilization
List factors for poor prognosis in pediatric radial neck fracture (4)
1) Age > 10 years
2) Angulation > 30 degrees
3) Displacement > 3mm
4) Delayed treatment
5) Associated injuries
6) Open reduction
List 3 predictors of bad outcome in pediatric radial neck fractures (3)
The later the surgical intervention, the poorer the result (5 days).
- Open reduction compared to closed reduction
- Severely displaced - initial angulation > 30 degrees or displacement >3 mm (or 4mm).
- Associated with other injuries:
a. elbowdislocation
b. fracture of the olecranon
c. avulsion of the medial epicondylar apophysis - Magnitude of force to the elbow is a major factor in determining the quality of the result.
List the two muscles that surround the radial nerve after passing through the intermuscular septum. (2)
1) Brachialis
2) Brachioradialis