Test 5 Flashcards
Girls between the ages of five and 10 are usually affected by Perthes disease.
T/F
False
Bleeding should be controlled by improvised tourniquets.
T/F
False
Osteochondritis in children occurs in several locations and is usually caused by a transient interruption of the blood supply to the area of growing bone.
T/F
True
Supracondylar fracture’s in children is considered to be an orthopedic emergency.
T/F?
True
When performing a neurological examination for cervical spondylosis and brachialgia the arms may show muscle wasting
True
Brachialgia
Is a technical term for arm pain. It is used when the pain is thought to be due to a problem with nerves, most frequently a compressed or pinched nerve in the neck.
Anchylosis spondylitis is the most common inflammatory disease affecting young males between the ages of 15 and 30.
T/F?
False
Ankylosing spondylitis
Is a rare type of arthritis that causes pain and stiffness in your spine. This life long Condition, Usually starts in your lower back. It can spread up to your neck or damage joints and other parts of your body.
Cervical spondylosis
Is a general term for age related where in tear affecting the spinal disks in your neck. As the disc dehydrate and shrink, signs of osteoarthritis develop, including Bernie projections along the edges of bones in (bone spurs). This is very common and worsens with age.
Cervical spondylosis is the name given to chronic degeneration of the cervical spine involving the intravertebral disc and the ligamentous and Ossetia structures associated with them.
T/F?
True
Injection of radio-opaque contrast material into the spinal canal will not outline the nerve roots.
True or false?
FALSE
In emergency treatment, the resuscitation team must follow the principles promoted by the a TLS system. one principal is circulation.
True
ATLS-advances trauma life support
Crush fractures of vertebrae Characteristically form wedge shapes compressed posteriorly when viewed on lateral radiograph.
True or false?
False
Radiculopathy is the name given to the symptoms produced when a nerve route is compressed by or stretched around an osteophyte.
True or false?
True
Complications associated with open fractures including wound infection, chronic Osteitis, and non union.
True or false?
True
Chronic osteitis- Does predominantly Effects the metaphyses of long bones, pelvis, vertebrae and clavicle.
If the removal of the circumferential dressings is ineffective, an urgent fasciotomy is required to relieve raised compartment pressure.
True or false?
True
Open fractures are classified according to their degree of contamination and soft tissue damage. True or false?
True
The blood supply to the humeral head is not disrupted with intracapsular fracture’s. True or false?
False
The metaphyseal area of a long bone is the usual site of acute osteitis in children. True or false?
True.
Acute osteitis- Inflammation of bones.
Transverse fractures arise when angulatory forces are applied to the limb. True or false?
True
In compartment syndrome there are four compartments in the forearm and two in the leg. True or false?
False.
Leg compartments- In the lower leg there are 4 compartments, the anterior, lateral, deep posterior and superficial posterior.
Four arm compartments- The four arm is divided into two compartments flexor compartment and dorsal lateral compartment also known as extensor compartment
The first few hours following a musculoskeletal injury is the time in which the life can be saved if emergency measures are effectively applied. True or false?
True
The Glasgow coma scale Is commonly used an emergency treatment. This records the patients motor, verbal, and Eye movement responses to stimulation. True or false?
True
Management of pathological fractures of long bones usually require open reduction, and fixation of the fragment Afton with IM rodding and cement. True or false?
True
Complications of compartment syndrome include Volkman’s ischemic contracture. True or false?
True
Volkmann’s ischemic contracture- Is a deformity of the hand, fingers, and wrist caused by injury to the muscles of the forearm.
Management of open fractures can be divided into several steps. One of the steps include circulation. True or false?
False
The colles fracture Is the classical injury seen ND post menopausal female.
True or false?
True
Osteoporosis is more common in women because menopause can accelerate bone loss causing the bones to break down more quickly than it is formed
And unwillingness and children to weight bear or of limping can be caused by transient Synovitis of the hip true or false?
True
Transient synovitis-Is an inflammation in the hip joint that causes pain. This occurs in pre-pubescent children and is the most common cause of her pain. It occurs when a viral infection, such as an upper respiratory infection, moves to and settles in the hip joint.
