Test 6 Flashcards
In a superficial burn to the epidermis and dermis are destroyed, leaving no ability for the epithelial regrowth except from the wound edges. True or false?
False
In management of fractured clavicle, positioning the arm straight down at the side with the side wrapped is the best option. True or false?
False
Clavicle orif positioning- The patient is placed in the beach chair position. A small roll towel is placed centrally behind the patient between the scapula to aid and clavicle reduction.
Dupuytren’s disease is a progressive contracture of the Palmer fascia. True or false?
True
I fractures of the femoral neck are stabilized by screw fixation. True or false?
False.
Fixation by- Treatment is by operative pinning with three parallel cannulated screws placed adjacent to the femoral neck cortex.?
In a total knee replacement the prosthesis must always be cemented to the bone. True or false?
False
Carpal tunnel syndrome is pressure on a peripheral nerve in it’s fibro-osseous tunnel.
True
Carpal tunnel anatomy- Houses the median nerve and the tendons that bend the fingers. The median nerve provides feeling to the palm side of the thumb and to the index, middle, and part of the ring fingers.
A total joint replacement involves replacement of the acetabular and femoral parts of the joint. True or false?
True
A conservative treatment of rheumatoid arthritis is intra-articular steroid. True or false?
True
Rheumatoid arthritis- A chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints and resulting in painful deformity and immobility, especially in the fingers, wrists, Feet, and ankles.
Fasciitis is pain at the origin of the plantar fascia where it arises from the calcaneum. True or false?
True
In management of ACL tear, initial treatment involves aspiration of the knee and confirmation by arthroscopy. True or false?
True
In addition to the usual listen, look, feel, move, examination of the hip, three other observations should be made. They are walking, standing and lying. True or false?
True
A central dislocation is really a fracture of the floor of the acetabulum. True or false?
True
Central dislocation- Is always a fracture dislocation. This is caused by a lateral force against In adducted femur as commonly seen in side impacts.
An anterior dislocation of the shoulder is often due to a sports related injury. True or false?
True
Femoral insertion is one of the sites of disruption of the anterior cruciate ligament. True or false?
True
Cubital tunnel syndrome is a disease of the wrist. True or false?
False
Cubital tunnel syndrome- Is a problem with the ulnar nerve, which passes through the inside of the elbow. It causes pain that feels a lot like pain you feel when you hit your “funny bone” in your elbow.
