MSC Week 10 Spine Final Exam ACTUAL Questions and Correct Answers

MSC Week 10 Spine Final Exam
ACTUAL Questions and Correct
Answers
What does PLIF stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion



What does TLIF stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody
Fusion


The spine market is broken down into three categories; what are they? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅- Trauma
- Deformity
- Degenerative


As the spine segment degenerates, what joints are effected? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅2
facets, 1 disc


What's another name for bone spurs? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅osteophytes



Definition of spondylosis? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Spinal arthritis



Spondylolysis definition - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅pars fracture



Spondylolisthesis definition - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅anterior slip of one vertebrae over
another


Stenosis definition - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅narrowing of the spinal canal/ foramen

, What are some of the surgical options when addressing stenosis? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Laminectomy
Laminotomy
Foraminotomy
Micro discectomy


In the normal anatomical alignment of the spine, how should it appear in the coronal plane? /
Sagittal plane? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Straight line/ S-curved


What's another way to describe secondary curve? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Compensatory


Is the compensatory curve considered more ridged or less ridged? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Less ridged



Definition of scoliosis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Lateral curvature of the spine > 10
degrees over midline in coronal plane


Implants to address a grade 1 or 2 spondy, what are they? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅spondy reduction screw
interbody cage


What are some of the instruments we may use to compress and distract a pedicle screw
construct? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Distractor, compressor, facet screw driver


When compressing over an interbody, what are we helping? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅promote wolfs law
promote fusion
prevent migration
induce lordosis