MSC ORT Final Exam Guide with Real Questions and Answers

MSC ORT Final Exam Guide with Real Questions and Answers Neutralization Plate - CORRECT ANSWER-plate that offloads the forces felt by other fixation (usually a lag screw) Neutralization plate - CORRECT ANSWERButtress Plate - CORRECT ANSWER-plate that prevents fragment migration in multiple directions, used when displacement will only be in one direction, common near joints •Oblique •Spiral •Butterfly fragment •Mild comminution - CORRECT ANSWER-types of fractures that can be repaired with a neutralization plate Buttress plate - CORRECT ANSWERBridging plate - CORRECT ANSWER-plate in which extramedullary splint is fixed to two main fragments; applicable to all long-bone diaphyseal fractures, especially with complex fragmentation and where intramedullary nailing is not suitable Bridging plate - CORRECT ANSWERTension band plate - CORRECT ANSWER-Plate does not need to support the full weight—just resist the tensile forces Olecrenon, ankle, patella, pelvis - CORRECT ANSWER-fractures where tension band plates can be used Tension band plate - CORRECT ANSWERCompression plate - CORRECT ANSWER-plate that brings two major fragments of bone together perpendicularly to the shaft, lag screws don't work Compression plate - CORRECT ANSWEREccentric heads - CORRECT ANSWER-type of screw head that allows surgeon to dial in the neck angle