True or false Flashcards
Compartment syndrome must promptly be decompressed by open fasciotomy
True
Spinal injured patients should be ‘log rolled’ when they are turned
True
Hip dislocations should be reduced within 6h to prevent avascular necrosis
True
Children with flatfeet need to wear shoes on a daily basis
True
Fat embolism syndrome can occur after long bone fractures
True
Plantar warts commonly occur on residential areas where many people make use of the
same shower and wash facilities
True
Increased valgus of the heel often accompanies flat feet
True
Scoliosis is an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine
True
With a posterior tibial tendon rupture, the patient is unable to stand on his/her toes
True
An excellent way of testing the power of the anterior tibial muscle is to ask the patient to
stand on his heels
True
When applying a plaster cast the, the joints above and below the fracture should be
immobilized
True
Pelvic fractures may be associated with urethral or bladder injuries
True
Osteoporosis is a cause of kyphosis
True
Scheuermann’s is also called adolescent kyphosis
True
The sciatic nerve may be injured with a posterior hip dislocation
True
A painful swelling at the elbow can be caused by gout
True
With any spinal fractures a meticulous neurological examination is essential
True
Pain with passive stretch is a sign of compartment syndrome
True
Fractures involving a joint may cause acute haemarthrosis
True
Wrist drop is typical of a radial nerve injury after a humeral fracture
True
The history of diabetes or hyperthyroidism is important when diagnosis of frozen shoulder is
made
True
Flatfeet in children seldom require surgery
True
One of the most common fractures in children is supra‐condylar fractures
True
Septic arthritis of the hip may present at any age
True
A patient with carpal tunnel syndrome may present with night pain and paraesthesia of the
hand
True
Plantar fasciitis can be a presenting feature of ankylosing spondylitis
True
Ankle plantar flexion’s root values are S 1/2
True
Ankle dorsiflexion’s root values are L 4/5
True
The root values for the knee reflex are L 3/4
True
The root values for hip flexion are L 2/3
True
Wrist palmar flexion’s root value is C 7
True
Elbow flexion root values are C 5/6
True
Shoulder abduction’s root value is C 5
True
A positive rheumatoid factor is not essential to diagnose rheumatoid arthritis
True
Peri‐articular osteopenia is often seen radiologically in early rheumatoid arthritis
True
A full‐thickness rotator cuff tear can present with loss of elevation and abduction
True
Well circumscribed erosions with overhanging edges are the characteristic radiographic
findings in gout
True
Open fractures should be debrided in theatre
True
When no pulse is palpable in a limb, it is the first sign of compartment syndrome
False
First sign of CS is pain
Rheumatoid arthritis is characterised by swelling of the proximal and distal interphalangeal
joints of the fingers
False
It typically only affect the proximal IP joints
Displaced inter‐articular fracture should be managed in plaster casts
False
There is no risk of skin necrosis with an ankle fracture
False
There is no risk of a vascular injury with a knee dislocation
False
De Quervain’s teno‐synovitis presents with ulnar‐sided pain
False
Charcot Marie Tooth disease (Bamboo spine) accompanies flatfeet
False
The function of the tibialis posterior muscle is to keep the foot in eversion and pronation
False
Inversion / supination of the foot implies that the sole of the foot faces away from the
normal foot
False
Plantar warts are caused by abnormal pressure points in the patient’s shoes
False
Perthe’s disease commonly presents at birth
False
Open fractures can be treated with internal fixation and antibiotics
False
Debridement is also needed
Displaced fractures should be reduced in theatre
False
The intrinsic hand muscles were supplied by the radial nerve
False
The posterior tibial artery is located on the dorsum of the foot
False
It is located postero‐inferior to the medial malleolus, while the dorsalis peadis is found on
the dosum
The elbow is commonly involved in osteoarthritis
False
A Colle’s fracture is common in children
False
Marginal erosions are a characteristic radiographic feature in systemic lupus erythaematosis
False
Thrombocytosis can be a feature of systemic lupus erythaematosis
False
Crystalarthritis: A red, extremely painful and swollen joint is characteristic of chronic gout
False
Crystalarthritis is characteristic of acute gout attack
The ankle is commonly involved in osteoarthritis
False
Inflammatory back pain is characterized by an improvement in pain with rest
False
Spondilo‐arthritis: In a patient with symmetric polyarthritis it is important to request a HLA
B27 test
False
It is important to normalise a raised uric acid level as quickly as possible after an acute
attack of gout
False
Shoulder abduction’s root values are T 1
False
C5
Elbow flexion’s root value is C 7
False
C5/6
Finger abduction’s root value is C 6
False
T1
The root values for knee extension are S 1/2
False
L3/4
Ankle plantar flexion’s root values are L 4/5
False
L5/S1
Ankle reflex root values are S3/4
False
S3,4,5
