ORTHOPEDIC TECHNOLOGIST 2026 STUDY
GUIDE COMPLETE MUSCULOSKELETAL CARE
AND PRACTICE QUESTIONS
◉ Jersey Finger. Answer: Rupture of flexor digitorum profundus
(FDP) at its insertion Distal phalanx
◉ Boutonniere deformity. Answer: Rupture or tear of the central
portion of the extensor tendon
◉ Kienbock's disease. Answer: avascular necrosis of the lunate
◉ Where is the cuboid located?. Answer: lateral aspect of foot
◉ Where is the Capitellum located?. Answer: Is lateral and it
articulates with the radial head of the radius.
◉ symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome. Answer: numbness, pain,
tingling in the thumb, index, and middle fingers.
◉ Median nerve distribution. Answer: Carpal tunnel syndrome
,◉ Bennets Fracture. Answer: fracture at the base of the first
metacarpal (Thumb)
◉ De Quervain's Tenosynovitis. Answer: inflammation the extensor
pollicis brevis and the abductor pollicis longus tendons on the side
of the wrist at the base of the thumb.
Can be brought on by simple strain injury, treated by bracing the
thumb and wrist.
◉ gameskeeper's thumb. Answer: aka skiers thumb
injury to the ulnar collateral ligament
◉ ganglion cyst. Answer: Mass on a finger that contains jelly-like
viscous fluid and is connected to a synovial Sheath or capsule
◉ Giant cell tumor. Answer: a rare, aggressive non-cancerous tumor.
Usually develops near a joint at the end of the bone.Giant cell tumors
most often occur in young adults . The exact cause of giant cell
tumors remains unknown.
◉ lipoma. Answer: Benign tumors of fat, formed between the skin
and the underlying muscle
, ◉ Enchondroma. Answer: Benign tumor consisting of cartilage in
bone
◉ sugar tong splint. Answer: TX: temp immobilize wrist, forearm
fx's
Prevents suppinating and pronating.
◉ Thumb Spica Splint. Answer: Immobilization for acute non-
displaced scaphoid Fracture
◉ thumb spica cast. Answer: TX: stable, reduced fx's, thumb
ligament injuries, non-displaced scaphoid fx's
◉ Physis. Answer: cartilaginous area between the epiphysis and
metaphysis responsible for longitudinal growth of bones.
◉ Diaphysis. Answer: shaft of long bone (compact bone)
◉ Epiphysis. Answer: End of a long bone. After growth stops, it
becomes part of the metaphysis
◉ What is the physis also Known as?. Answer: Growth Plate
GUIDE COMPLETE MUSCULOSKELETAL CARE
AND PRACTICE QUESTIONS
◉ Jersey Finger. Answer: Rupture of flexor digitorum profundus
(FDP) at its insertion Distal phalanx
◉ Boutonniere deformity. Answer: Rupture or tear of the central
portion of the extensor tendon
◉ Kienbock's disease. Answer: avascular necrosis of the lunate
◉ Where is the cuboid located?. Answer: lateral aspect of foot
◉ Where is the Capitellum located?. Answer: Is lateral and it
articulates with the radial head of the radius.
◉ symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome. Answer: numbness, pain,
tingling in the thumb, index, and middle fingers.
◉ Median nerve distribution. Answer: Carpal tunnel syndrome
,◉ Bennets Fracture. Answer: fracture at the base of the first
metacarpal (Thumb)
◉ De Quervain's Tenosynovitis. Answer: inflammation the extensor
pollicis brevis and the abductor pollicis longus tendons on the side
of the wrist at the base of the thumb.
Can be brought on by simple strain injury, treated by bracing the
thumb and wrist.
◉ gameskeeper's thumb. Answer: aka skiers thumb
injury to the ulnar collateral ligament
◉ ganglion cyst. Answer: Mass on a finger that contains jelly-like
viscous fluid and is connected to a synovial Sheath or capsule
◉ Giant cell tumor. Answer: a rare, aggressive non-cancerous tumor.
Usually develops near a joint at the end of the bone.Giant cell tumors
most often occur in young adults . The exact cause of giant cell
tumors remains unknown.
◉ lipoma. Answer: Benign tumors of fat, formed between the skin
and the underlying muscle
, ◉ Enchondroma. Answer: Benign tumor consisting of cartilage in
bone
◉ sugar tong splint. Answer: TX: temp immobilize wrist, forearm
fx's
Prevents suppinating and pronating.
◉ Thumb Spica Splint. Answer: Immobilization for acute non-
displaced scaphoid Fracture
◉ thumb spica cast. Answer: TX: stable, reduced fx's, thumb
ligament injuries, non-displaced scaphoid fx's
◉ Physis. Answer: cartilaginous area between the epiphysis and
metaphysis responsible for longitudinal growth of bones.
◉ Diaphysis. Answer: shaft of long bone (compact bone)
◉ Epiphysis. Answer: End of a long bone. After growth stops, it
becomes part of the metaphysis
◉ What is the physis also Known as?. Answer: Growth Plate
