MSC Hip Test UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers

MSC Hip Test UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Most hip replacements are press fit or cemented? - CORRECT ANSWER - Press Fit


What degree of inclination (or abduction) is ideal in a hip replacement? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 40-45



What degree of anteversion is ideal in a hip replacement? - CORRECT ANSWER - 20



How would a surgeon adjust leg length? - CORRECT ANSWER - Neck angle
Base neck length
Head neck length


AVN - CORRECT ANSWER - Avascular Necrosis



Avascular Necrosis definition - CORRECT ANSWER - Death of bone tissue due to a lack
of blood supply


Aka: osteonecrosis


OA - CORRECT ANSWER - Osteoarthritis



Osteoarthritis in hips - CORRECT ANSWER - Hyaline cartilage breakdown in the joint


Bony spurs, or extra bone, may form around joint (osteophytes)


RA - CORRECT ANSWER - Rheumatoid Arthritis

, Common causes of AVN in hips - CORRECT ANSWER - Hip fracture or dislocation
Excessive alcohol or steroid use


How do you diagnose AVN through radiology? - CORRECT ANSWER - Look for the
"crescent sign"


What does OA cause in the hip? - CORRECT ANSWER - Pain
Swelling
Stiffness


Types of hip deformities and defects - CORRECT ANSWER - -DDH: Developmental
Dysplasia of the Hip
-Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease
-SCFE: Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis
-Chondrolysis


DDH (Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip) definition - CORRECT ANSWER -A
problem with the way a baby's hip joint forms before, during, or after birth — causing an
unstable hip.


Can cause a smaller femoral head and increased joint space


Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease definition - CORRECT ANSWER - Childhood hip disorder
initiated by a disruption of blood flow to the head of the femur.


Bone dies and stops growing


"Pediatric AVN"