MSC ORT Trauma Week 5 Questions And Answers With Verified Study Set

MSC ORT Trauma Week 5
(T/F) K-Wires are designed to hold bone fragments together? (Trauma Test Review) -
True

(T/F) Never span a joint when using an ExFix system. (Trauma ExFix and Other
Treatments) - False

(T/F): A CCK knee has a metal post between the tibia and femur? (Knee Test Review) -
True

(T/F): A CR knee does not have a box on the implant? (Knee Test Review) - True

(T/F): A PS knee has a box on the implant? (Knee Test Review) - True

(T/F): All unstable knee patients require a TKA revision? (Knee Test Review) - False

(T/F): Femoral rollback is the distance that the femur rolls from anterior to posterior in
flexion? (Knee Test Review) - True

(T/F): Flat on flat TKA designs lead to an increase in polyethylene (PE) wear into
osteolysis? - True

(T/F): In a total knee, mechanical axis is referenced? (Knee Test Review) - True

(T/F): Mechanical and Anatomical axis are the same for the tibia? (Knee Test Review) -
True

(T/F): One thing we do while using the A/P femoral sizing guide is to do just that, size
the femur. Another thing we do is set the guide for external rotation and drill for stability
of the block? (Knee Test Review) - True

(T/F): The cam and post is another way of describing a posterior stabilized (PS) knee
component? (Knee Test Review) - True

(T/F): The early TKA designs were all hinge implants. (Knee Test Review) - True

(T/F): The knee is a simple hinge joint? (Knee Test Review) - False

(T/F): the Lateral side of the knee is the same side as the fibula? (Knee Test Review) -
True; the Medial side of the knee is the opposite side of the fibula

(T/F): The tibia can rotate up to 30 degrees from extension into deep flexion? (Knee
Test Review) - True

, (T/F): There are only 2 options to fixate the implants onto the bone: bone cement or
biologic on/in-growth (press-fit)? (Knee Test Review) - True

A fracture caused by torquing the bone is called a __________ fracture. (Trauma
Fracture Classification) - Spiral

A screw is defined by type, major diameter and length (Trauma Test Review) - Yes

A short nail can be put in without doing what? (Trauma Test Review) - Reaming

After making a midline incision for a patient's TKA, a surgeon most often makes what
kind of second incision? (Knee Test Review) - Parapatellar

After trials and ROM, then mix cement for? (Knee Test Review) - Tibia, Femur, Patella

An intertrochanteric femur fracture is a fracture between which 2 bony landmarks? How
is it commonly treated? (Trauma) (Trauma Final Fracture Conference) - Greater and
lesser trochanter- cephalomedullary nail or compression hip screw

Anatomic Reduction (Trauma Test Review) - Length, alignment and rotation

Are headless screws always cannulated? (Trauma Test Review) - Yes

Are intramedullary reamers always used when inserting an IM nail? Why or Why not?
(Trauma IM Nails) -

Are there other options for porous coating for TKA components? (Knee Test Review) -
Yes, 3D printing

Back of hand (palm side) is called? (Trauma Test Review) - Volar

Can k-wires be used for temporary fixation? (Trauma Test Review) - Yes

Can locking and non-locking screws be used in the same construct? Why or Why not?
(Trauma Plates and Screws) - Yes

Can you use cables and plates together? (Trauma Test Review) - Yes

Considering the 4-in-1 cutting block, which cut is usually done first and why? (Knee Test
Review) - Anterior cut; the distal cut is in general, the first cut on the femur

Describe a Colles fracture. (Trauma Fracture Classification) - Dorsal fracture of the
distal radius