Trauma

Question 1

[…] third humeral shaft fractures are felt to have higher rates of nonunion

Answer 1

Proximal

Question 2

[…] interposition in proximal diaphyseal fractures may lead nonunion

Answer 2

Biceps tendon

Question 3

Radiocapitellar joint is essential to longitudinal and […] stability of the elbow

Answer 3

valgus

Question 4

TEA is indicated in unreconstructable capitellar fractures in elderly patients with associated […] column instability

Answer 4

medial

Question 5

In fixation of capitellum fracture, avoid disruption of the blood supply that comes from the […] aspect of the elbow

Answer 5

posterolateral

Question 6

What is the most common complication following a capitellum fracture?

Answer 6

stiffness

Question 7

On average, the bare area of the olecranon is located […] cm from the tip of the olecranon.

Answer 7

2

Question 8

Bicolumnar parallel plating of distal humerus fractures has been found to have […] biomechanical strength and rigidity compared to orthogonal plating.

Answer 8

greater (but remember - no clinical difference between plating techniques)