ABFAS BOARDS COMPREHENSIVE TEST 2026
FULL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ most common surgical complication for patients with RA. Answer:
Delayed wound healing
Infection is also higher but not the most common.
◉ Shoe modification following 1st MPJ arthrodesis. Answer:
metatarsal bar.
◉ characteristics of isoflurane. Answer: MAC 1.2
minimal cardiac depression
pungent odor
rarely used for induction.
◉ Lawson's classification of naviculars. Answer:
◉ most poorly tolerated compliation of 1st MPJ arthrodesis. Answer:
malposition
,◉ When should aspirin be discontinued prior to surgery?. Answer:
7-10 days (supposedly)
◉ position and motion of STJ during contact phase?. Answer:
Supinated 2-4 degrees and pronating 4-6 degrees.
◉ How many articualr faciets in 1st MPJ joint capsule?. Answer: 6
Metatarsal head
base of proximal phalanx
Surface of medial sesamoid
1st metatarsal articular surface
Surface of lateral sesamoid
1st metatarsal articular surface.
◉ best radiographic view to see middle Talocalcaneal coalition.
Answer: harris-beath
◉ The 15% rule in radiography indicates that. Answer: if Kvp
increases 15%, the radiodensity doubles. To counteract this, you
turn the mAs down by 1/2
◉ skew foot is the late stage of what?. Answer: met adductus
,◉ When is post-op MI mostly likely?
How long after an MI should you wait for surgery?. Answer: most
likely after 3 days. Should wait atleast 6 months
◉ most common complication of MBA STJ arthroereisis. Answer:
sinus tarsalgia
◉ What is stripped during steindler stripping. Answer: release of
the:
FDB
abductor digiti quinti
abductor hallucis
◉ what joint is important in maintaining stability in the midtarsal
joint?. Answer: calcaneocuboid joint
◉ open kinetic chain of midtarsal joint. Answer: oblique axis is
pronated
longitudinal axis is supinated
, ◉ what is an outlast shoe used to correct in a pediatric patient?.
Answer: metatarsus adductus
◉ what determines the duration of a local anesthetic?. Answer:
protein binding
◉ during orthotic casting, midtarsal joint should be.... Answer:
pronated
◉ What is needed to completely clean a computer that held PHI?.
Answer: have to use software that will overwrite the hard drive
◉ most common type of cyst in digits?. Answer: enchondroma
◉ What is "base of gait?. Answer: distance between medial malleoli
during gait cycle
◉ what determines potency of local anesthetic?. Answer: lipid
solubility
◉ What are these key words for bone tumors used for?
radiolucent
extraarticular
FULL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ most common surgical complication for patients with RA. Answer:
Delayed wound healing
Infection is also higher but not the most common.
◉ Shoe modification following 1st MPJ arthrodesis. Answer:
metatarsal bar.
◉ characteristics of isoflurane. Answer: MAC 1.2
minimal cardiac depression
pungent odor
rarely used for induction.
◉ Lawson's classification of naviculars. Answer:
◉ most poorly tolerated compliation of 1st MPJ arthrodesis. Answer:
malposition
,◉ When should aspirin be discontinued prior to surgery?. Answer:
7-10 days (supposedly)
◉ position and motion of STJ during contact phase?. Answer:
Supinated 2-4 degrees and pronating 4-6 degrees.
◉ How many articualr faciets in 1st MPJ joint capsule?. Answer: 6
Metatarsal head
base of proximal phalanx
Surface of medial sesamoid
1st metatarsal articular surface
Surface of lateral sesamoid
1st metatarsal articular surface.
◉ best radiographic view to see middle Talocalcaneal coalition.
Answer: harris-beath
◉ The 15% rule in radiography indicates that. Answer: if Kvp
increases 15%, the radiodensity doubles. To counteract this, you
turn the mAs down by 1/2
◉ skew foot is the late stage of what?. Answer: met adductus
,◉ When is post-op MI mostly likely?
How long after an MI should you wait for surgery?. Answer: most
likely after 3 days. Should wait atleast 6 months
◉ most common complication of MBA STJ arthroereisis. Answer:
sinus tarsalgia
◉ What is stripped during steindler stripping. Answer: release of
the:
FDB
abductor digiti quinti
abductor hallucis
◉ what joint is important in maintaining stability in the midtarsal
joint?. Answer: calcaneocuboid joint
◉ open kinetic chain of midtarsal joint. Answer: oblique axis is
pronated
longitudinal axis is supinated
, ◉ what is an outlast shoe used to correct in a pediatric patient?.
Answer: metatarsus adductus
◉ what determines the duration of a local anesthetic?. Answer:
protein binding
◉ during orthotic casting, midtarsal joint should be.... Answer:
pronated
◉ What is needed to completely clean a computer that held PHI?.
Answer: have to use software that will overwrite the hard drive
◉ most common type of cyst in digits?. Answer: enchondroma
◉ What is "base of gait?. Answer: distance between medial malleoli
during gait cycle
◉ what determines potency of local anesthetic?. Answer: lipid
solubility
◉ What are these key words for bone tumors used for?
radiolucent
extraarticular
