ARTHREX DEX 5 DAY EXAM REVIEW 2024
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zUPDATE WITH MULTIPLE QUESTIONS
z z z
z WHICH ARE CORRECTLY ANSWERED AND
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zthe zdesired zdepth zin zthe zmiddle zphalanx, zhow zmany zmillimeters zshould zbe zsubtracted zfrom zthe
zmeasured zlength zof zthe zkwire zto zaccount zfor zcountersinking zthe zscrew zhead zand zcompression zat
zthe zfusion zsite?
1mm
2mm
4mm
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z4mm
,Why zis za zsolid z1.5mm zHex zDriver zincluded zwith zthe zcompression zFT zScrew zinstrumentation?
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To zincrease ztorque zwhen zinserting zthe zsolof zcompression zFT zscrews
To zhelp zcountersink zscrews
To zmake zthe zset zlook zcool z z z z z✔- zTo zaid zin zscrew zremoval
Which zof zthe zfollowing zis zNOT za zfeature zor za zbenefit zof zthe z3.5mm zmini zcompression zFT zscrew?
Variable zstepped zthread zpitch
Improved ztorque ztransmission zthrough za zhexaglobe zrecess
Conical zshaped zouter zdiameter zto zgain zfinal zcompression
Headless
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What zare zthe zscrew zlengths zavailable zin zthe z7.0,, zX-large zcompression zFT zscrew zsystem- z(AR-
8750S)?
20-50mm zby z2mm zincrements, z55-90mm zby z5 zmm zincrements
35-120mm zby z2mm zincrements
35-120mm zby z5mm zincrements
35-140mm zby z5mm zincrements z z z z z✔- z35-120mm zby z5mm zincrements
True zor zFalse: zone zof zthe zways zthe zcompression zFT zscrews zachieve zcompression zis zby zhaving za
zlarge zpitch zon zthe zleading zend zand zsmaller zpitch zon zthe ztrailing zend z z z z z✔- ztrue
Which zof zthe zfollowing zis zNOT za zfeature zor zbenefit zof zthe z2.5mm zmicro zcompression zFT zscrew?
Variable zstepped zthread zpitch
Improved ztorque ztransmission zthrough za zhexalobe zrecess
,Self-tapping zflutes
Headless
Cannulated z z z z z✔- zImproved ztorque ztransmission zthrough za zhexalobe zrecess
There zare ztwo zmain ztypes zof zheadless zcompression zscrews zavailable zon zthe zmarket. zOne zis za
z"herbert" zstyle zscrew zthat zhas zthreads zat zthe zleading zend, za zsmooth zshaft, zand zthreads zat zthe
ztrailing zend zor zhead zof zthe zscrew. zThe zother ztype zis zsimilar zto zthe zArthrex zcompression zFT
zscrews zthat zis zfully zthreaded zwith zvariable zthread zpitch zto zgain zcompression. zTrue zor zFalse. zThe
zmain zadvantage zto zusing za zfully zthreaded zscrew zwith zvariable zpitch zis zto zgain zpurchase zalong zthe
zentire zlength zof zthe zscrew zrather zthan zdepending zon zthe zhead zof za zpartially zthreaded zscrew zto
zgain zand zmaintain zpurchase zin zjust zthe znear zcortex z z z z z✔- zTrue
What zare zthe zlengths zof zthe z2.5 zmicro zcompression zFT zscrews?
8-14mm zby z2mm zincrements, zthen z16-34mm zby z1mm zincrements
8-14mm zby z2mm zincrements, zthen z16-30mm zby z1mm zincrements
8-14mm zby z1mm zincrements, zthen z16-50mm zby z2mm zincrements
8-14mm zby z1mm zincrements, zthen z16-34mm zby z2mm zincrements z z z z z✔- z8-14mm zby z1mm
zincrements, zthen z16-50mm zby z2mm zincrements
Besides zthe zactual zsize zof zthe zlarger zcompression zFT zscrews, zwhat zis zthe zkey zdesign zdifference
zbetween zthe z5.0 zand z7.0 zcompression zFT zscrews zcompared zto zthe zsmaller zcompression zFT
zscrews?
Variable zthreaded zpitch
Cannulated
Comes zwith za zprofile zdrill
Are ztapered zon zthe zouter zdiameter
Headless zdesign z z z z z✔- zAre ztapered zon zthe zouter zdiameter
, True zor zFalse: za z3.5 zmini zcompression zFT zscrews zschieves za zstatically zsignificant zhigher zmaximum
zpush-out zwhen zcompared zto zan zacumed zacutrak z2 zmini zscrew zand za zsynthes z3.0mm zHebert
zscrew. zThis zmay zlead zto za zbetter zlong zterm zstability zand zless zlikely zscrew zbackout/ z z z z z✔- zfalse
When zusing za z3.5 zmm zDX zSwiveLock® zSL zanchor zin zthe zmetacarpal zhead zfor zreconstruction zof
zthe zthumb zUCL zusing zSutureTape zand za zpalmaris zlongus zautograft zwhat zsize zdrill zshould zbe
zused?
3.2 zmm
3.0 zmm
3.5 zmm
3.7 zmm z z z z z✔- z3.5 zmm
Before zplacing zthe zsecond zSwiveLock® zanchor zfor za zthumb zUCL zIB zrepair, zthe zthumb zshould zbe
zplaced zin:
Neutral
60 zdegrees zof zextension
30 zdegrees zof zflexion
60 zdegrees zof zflexion z z z z z✔- z30 zdegrees zof zflexion
What zsize zgraft zshould zbe zused zfor za zthumb zUCL zreconstruction zwhen zusing zthe z3.5 zDX
zSwiveLock® zSL zanchor?
4 zmm
2 zmm
5 zmm
3.5 zmm z z z z z✔- z2 zmm
True zor zFalse: zWhen zsmall zbone zis zencountered zon zthe zproximal zphalanx zwhen zperforming za
zthumb zUCL zrepair, za zMini zPushLock® zanchor zmay zbe zsubstituted zfor za z3.5 zSwiveLock® zanchor. z z z
z z✔- zTrue
z z z z z z
zUPDATE WITH MULTIPLE QUESTIONS
z z z
z WHICH ARE CORRECTLY ANSWERED AND
z z z z
zALREADY GRADED A+ z z
When zthe zsurgeon zis zperforming za zDIP zjoint zfusion zand zhas zinserted zthe zdouble zended zkwire zto
zthe zdesired zdepth zin zthe zmiddle zphalanx, zhow zmany zmillimeters zshould zbe zsubtracted zfrom zthe
zmeasured zlength zof zthe zkwire zto zaccount zfor zcountersinking zthe zscrew zhead zand zcompression zat
zthe zfusion zsite?
1mm
2mm
4mm
None, zit zis znot znecessary zto zaccount zfor zcompression zor zcountersinking zthe zscrew zhead z z z z z✔-
z4mm
,Why zis za zsolid z1.5mm zHex zDriver zincluded zwith zthe zcompression zFT zScrew zinstrumentation?
To zaid zin zscrew zremoval
To zincrease ztorque zwhen zinserting zthe zsolof zcompression zFT zscrews
To zhelp zcountersink zscrews
To zmake zthe zset zlook zcool z z z z z✔- zTo zaid zin zscrew zremoval
Which zof zthe zfollowing zis zNOT za zfeature zor za zbenefit zof zthe z3.5mm zmini zcompression zFT zscrew?
Variable zstepped zthread zpitch
Improved ztorque ztransmission zthrough za zhexaglobe zrecess
Conical zshaped zouter zdiameter zto zgain zfinal zcompression
Headless
Cannulated z z z z z✔- zConical zshaped zouter zdiameter zto zgain zfinal zcompression
What zare zthe zscrew zlengths zavailable zin zthe z7.0,, zX-large zcompression zFT zscrew zsystem- z(AR-
8750S)?
20-50mm zby z2mm zincrements, z55-90mm zby z5 zmm zincrements
35-120mm zby z2mm zincrements
35-120mm zby z5mm zincrements
35-140mm zby z5mm zincrements z z z z z✔- z35-120mm zby z5mm zincrements
True zor zFalse: zone zof zthe zways zthe zcompression zFT zscrews zachieve zcompression zis zby zhaving za
zlarge zpitch zon zthe zleading zend zand zsmaller zpitch zon zthe ztrailing zend z z z z z✔- ztrue
Which zof zthe zfollowing zis zNOT za zfeature zor zbenefit zof zthe z2.5mm zmicro zcompression zFT zscrew?
Variable zstepped zthread zpitch
Improved ztorque ztransmission zthrough za zhexalobe zrecess
,Self-tapping zflutes
Headless
Cannulated z z z z z✔- zImproved ztorque ztransmission zthrough za zhexalobe zrecess
There zare ztwo zmain ztypes zof zheadless zcompression zscrews zavailable zon zthe zmarket. zOne zis za
z"herbert" zstyle zscrew zthat zhas zthreads zat zthe zleading zend, za zsmooth zshaft, zand zthreads zat zthe
ztrailing zend zor zhead zof zthe zscrew. zThe zother ztype zis zsimilar zto zthe zArthrex zcompression zFT
zscrews zthat zis zfully zthreaded zwith zvariable zthread zpitch zto zgain zcompression. zTrue zor zFalse. zThe
zmain zadvantage zto zusing za zfully zthreaded zscrew zwith zvariable zpitch zis zto zgain zpurchase zalong zthe
zentire zlength zof zthe zscrew zrather zthan zdepending zon zthe zhead zof za zpartially zthreaded zscrew zto
zgain zand zmaintain zpurchase zin zjust zthe znear zcortex z z z z z✔- zTrue
What zare zthe zlengths zof zthe z2.5 zmicro zcompression zFT zscrews?
8-14mm zby z2mm zincrements, zthen z16-34mm zby z1mm zincrements
8-14mm zby z2mm zincrements, zthen z16-30mm zby z1mm zincrements
8-14mm zby z1mm zincrements, zthen z16-50mm zby z2mm zincrements
8-14mm zby z1mm zincrements, zthen z16-34mm zby z2mm zincrements z z z z z✔- z8-14mm zby z1mm
zincrements, zthen z16-50mm zby z2mm zincrements
Besides zthe zactual zsize zof zthe zlarger zcompression zFT zscrews, zwhat zis zthe zkey zdesign zdifference
zbetween zthe z5.0 zand z7.0 zcompression zFT zscrews zcompared zto zthe zsmaller zcompression zFT
zscrews?
Variable zthreaded zpitch
Cannulated
Comes zwith za zprofile zdrill
Are ztapered zon zthe zouter zdiameter
Headless zdesign z z z z z✔- zAre ztapered zon zthe zouter zdiameter
, True zor zFalse: za z3.5 zmini zcompression zFT zscrews zschieves za zstatically zsignificant zhigher zmaximum
zpush-out zwhen zcompared zto zan zacumed zacutrak z2 zmini zscrew zand za zsynthes z3.0mm zHebert
zscrew. zThis zmay zlead zto za zbetter zlong zterm zstability zand zless zlikely zscrew zbackout/ z z z z z✔- zfalse
When zusing za z3.5 zmm zDX zSwiveLock® zSL zanchor zin zthe zmetacarpal zhead zfor zreconstruction zof
zthe zthumb zUCL zusing zSutureTape zand za zpalmaris zlongus zautograft zwhat zsize zdrill zshould zbe
zused?
3.2 zmm
3.0 zmm
3.5 zmm
3.7 zmm z z z z z✔- z3.5 zmm
Before zplacing zthe zsecond zSwiveLock® zanchor zfor za zthumb zUCL zIB zrepair, zthe zthumb zshould zbe
zplaced zin:
Neutral
60 zdegrees zof zextension
30 zdegrees zof zflexion
60 zdegrees zof zflexion z z z z z✔- z30 zdegrees zof zflexion
What zsize zgraft zshould zbe zused zfor za zthumb zUCL zreconstruction zwhen zusing zthe z3.5 zDX
zSwiveLock® zSL zanchor?
4 zmm
2 zmm
5 zmm
3.5 zmm z z z z z✔- z2 zmm
True zor zFalse: zWhen zsmall zbone zis zencountered zon zthe zproximal zphalanx zwhen zperforming za
zthumb zUCL zrepair, za zMini zPushLock® zanchor zmay zbe zsubstituted zfor za z3.5 zSwiveLock® zanchor. z z z
z z✔- zTrue
