Wheaton Old Pimp Questions Flashcards
What is the correct position for the hallux after an MPTJ arthrodesis?
10-15 valgus, 20-30 dorsiflexion and neutral rotation (Aas 2008)
What are common iatrogenic causes of hallux varus?
- excessive lateral release (adductor hallucis and lateral head of FHB)
- excessive medial capsulorrhapy
- staking the head aka excessive resection of medial eminence of 1st met head (tibial sesamoid destabilizes adding to varus force)
- poor post operative dressing? (crawford 2014)
What are the important positions of the foot in ankle fusion?
-neutral flexion, 0-5 valgus, 5-10 external rotation -also a more posteriorly displaced talus (Buck 1987)
What is the % of subtalar cartilage removed by reaming in a TCC nail?
TTC = tibiotalocalcaneal 12 mm reamer destroyed 5.89% and 4.01% of the talar and calcaneal posterior facets of subtalar joint respectively in cadaver study (Lowe 2016)
How do you correct the IM angle in the presence of metatarsus adductus?
- met adductus measured: line bisecting second met and line bisecting lesser tarsus. - pathological > 20 - true IM = IMA + (MAA - 15) (McGlamry’s)
What is the most potent inhalation anesthetic cause of malignant hyperthermia?
- Halothane - associated with mutations in the RYR1 and CACNA1S receptors, both of which help control calcium ions in the sarcoplasmic reticulum (rosenberg 2015)
What is the watson-jones procedure?
- removes proximal end of peroneus brevis and routes the entire tendon through the fibula, through the neck of the talus, back through the fibula and attaches to the posterior fibula with addn’l attachments to peroneus longus - “antomical” non-anatomical repair
What is the name of the procedure where the tensor fascia lata is used in lateral ankle stabilization surgery?
- elmslie procedure: free tensor fascia lata graft used to recreate the ATFL and CFL - predecessor to “christman-snook” which uses a split peroneus brevis graft (elmslie 1934) (coville 1992)
what tx is suggested at each level of the kuwada classification for achilles tendon rupture?
- I = partial tear = conservative treatment - II = rupture up to 3 cm defect = end to end anastomosis - III = 3-6 cm defect = tendon graft flap, possible synthetic graft, v-y advancement, bosworth turndown, tendon transfer or combination - IV = greater than 6 cm defect = gastroc recession, turndown, tendon transfer, free tendon graft, synthetic graft or combination
what is a bosworth turndown procedure?
Posterior midline incision – rupture exposed, ends debrided – 1” strip of gastrosoleus aponeurosis about 2–3” long – detatched proximally ‘turned down’ with fascial surface anterior
what is the anchovy pocedure?
- ligament reconstruction tendon interposition arthroplastry used in hand for 1st carpometacarpal joint arthritis - flexor carpi radialis is released proximally and passed through a hole drilled in base of 1st metacarpal. trapezium removed along with proximal aspect of first metacarpal. anghovy tendon bulk sutured in place and tissues closed over it. (Elfar 2013)
femoral nerve division
saphenous
tibial comes from
sciatic nerve
branches off tibial nerve
- medial sural cutaneous –> sural - posterior tibial
branches off posterior tibial n?
- medial calcaneal - medial plantar - lateral plantar
branches off medial plantar n?
- 1st proper plantar digital - 1st common plantar digital –> 2nd and 3rd proper plantar digital - 2nd common plantar digital –> 4th and 5th proper plantar digital - 3rd common plantar digital –> 6th and 7th proper plantar digital
branches off lateral plantar n?
- inferior calcaneal/baxter - superficial branch of lateral plantar - deep branch of lateral plantar
branches off superficial branch of lateral plantar?
- communicating branch to 3rd common plantar - 4th common plantar digital (–> 8th and 9th proper plantar digital) - 10th proper plantar digital
branches off common peroneal
- lateral sural cutaneous –> sural - deep peroneal - superficial peroneal
branches off superficial peroneal n
- intermediate dorsal cutaneous (2nd and 3rd common dorsal digital) - medial dorsal cutaneous
branches off sural n
- lateral calcaneal - lateral dorsal cutaneous (w/ communicating branch to intermediate dorsal cutaneous)
what is an atavistic cuneiform?
- coined by lapidus to describe 1st tarsometatarsal joint large than average 6.2 degree - varus in joint during development - radiographic artifact ? (Sanicola 2002)
when do you administer blood for transfusion?
- hemoglobin levels below 7 in stable patients - less than 8 in those with preexisting CVD (Carson 2012)
Define SIRS
- temperature greater than 38 or less than 36 - heart rate greater than 90 - respiration rate greater than 20 or paCO2 less than 32 mmHg - WBC greater than 12k or less than 4 k or greater than 10% bands RECORD AS 2/4 SIRS (example) - septic shock: hypotension persisting with fluid resuscitation - severe sepsis: sepsis with signs organ dysfunction
what are the basic motions in arthroscopy?
- image centering - telescoping (pistoning) - periscoping - probing/triangulation - scanning, pistoning, rotation ( 3 major mtoions)
why is the ankle casted at 90?
ankle should be casted at 90 to prevent achilles tendon shrotening (Eiff 2002, Moseley 2005)
what are the three most common tumors of the calcaneus?
- intraosseous lipoma - osteoid osteoma - unicameral bone cyst
what are five reasons for nonunions?
- infection - poor fixation - insufficient immobilization - impaired blood supply - distraction at fracture site
what are the four types of melanoma? what population is most likely to have acroletiginous?
- superficial spreading - lentigo maligna - acral lentiginous - found palms, plantar feet and subunually - more frequently in african american and asian population - nodular
what is the rate of complications from a posterior approach for ankle arthroscopy?
8.5% - neurological complications predominant with plantar numbness and CRPS reported (Nickisch 2012)
what is the most common complication of ankle arthroscopy?
overall 6.8% complications (80% neurological) with non-invasive distraction (Young 2011) - dorsiflex the foot to minimize distraction (stretches neurovascular bundles) and maximize views
what is the amount of distraction force applied to the ankle?
(Dowdy 1996) - paraesthesias correlate with time and force based on nerve conduction studies - recommend 30lb for 1 hr (135 N)
saline vs. lactate for arthroscopy irrigation?
- ringers lactate did not show significant changes in cell morphology while saline exposed cells lost their phenotype (maintained cell itnergrity better) (shinjo/shinzo 2002)
what is insufflation?
injection of irrigation solution into joint prior to placing the port
who performed the first ankle arthroscopy?
- Burman 1931 - reported joint unsuitable due to small intraarticular joint space - Wanatanabe 1972 reported case series after development of fiberoptic cameras
What is the 21 point evaluation of ankle arthroscopy?
- Ferkel and fischer - 8 anterior (deltoid, medial gutter. medial talus, central talus, lateral talus, talofibular articulation, lateral gutter, anterior gutter) - 6 central (medial talus, central talus, lateral talus, posterior inferior tibiofibular ligament, transverse tibiofibular ligament) - 7 posterior (medial gutter, medial talus, central talus, lateral talus, tibiofibular articularion, lateral gutter, posterior gutter)
what are the size limitations of microfracture technique?
- choi 2009 - lesions greater than 150 mm had an 80% clinical failure rate - chuckpaiwong 2008 - no failures with lesion less than 15 mm
what is the name of the OCD classification system?
- Bernt and Harty 1959 - 1: subchondral compression (cartilage damage only) - 2: partially detached lesion (subchondral lesion with edema (a) or w/o edema (b)) - 3: completely detached but undisplaced - 4: displaced - 5: bone cyst (anderson modification)
are there any screws with reverse threaded proximal ends?
- reese screw - left and right hand itches at different ends of the screw - developed initially for use in IPJ arthrodesis, advanced proximally or distally depending on side - vanore 2011
what is the name of the headless screw?
- herbert screw - developed for scaphoid fractures - threaded proximal and distal ends with different thread ptich and thread diameters - as screw is placed, greater pitch on the distal end will produce a larger linear displacement than the proximal end, causing compression in unthreaded shaft
what is the overdrill size for a 4.5 mm screw?
- overdrill used to prevent threads at proximal end of screw from purchasing proximal cortex - 4.5 mm
How many angiosomes in the foot?
(taylor defined angiosome) (attinger in foot and ankle in 2006) - angiosome = three dimensional section of tissue supplied by blood from a single artery - six total 1. calcaneal branch of posterior tibial –> medial heel 2. medial plantar a of posterior tibial –> medial plantar foot and hallux 3. lateral plantar a –> lateral foot and plantar toes 4. anterior tibial –> dorsum of foot 5. anterior perforating branch of peroneal –> anterolateral ankle 6. calcaneal branch of peroneal a –> lateral heel
what is the name of arteries connecting two angiosomes?
‘choke vessels’ allow anastomosis b/w angiosomes
what is tissue oxygen saturation foot-mapping?
imaging using near-infrared oximeter monitoring to provide a non-invasive image of the foot with ischemic areas directly visible