QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Radius. Answer: The radius is a bone in the forearm. The radius or
radial bone is one of the two large bones of the forearm, the other being
the ulna. It extends from the lateral side of the elbow to the thumb side
of the wrist and runs parallel to the ulna.
◉ Spanning Plate. Answer: Part of Arthrex Wrist Platting System/distal
radius fracture management
◉ Osteochondral Fracture. Answer: Fragments of articular cartilage are
sheared away
Insta-osteoarthritis
◉ Apical. Answer: Pertaining to the tip of an organ.
◉ cancellous bone. Answer: spongy, porous, bone tissue in the inner part
of a bone
◉ Arthrex compression FT screws. Answer: Fully threaded compression
screws. Used to fix a wide range of indications (symptoms) especially in
, treating hand/wrist/foot fractures. Comes in three sizes : 2.5/3.5/4.0
(standard) mm
◉ Intraarticular fracture. Answer: When a break results in the damage of
a joint or the cartilage
◉ extraarticular fracture. Answer: When a break does not damage or
impact the joint.
◉ nonunion. Answer: a serious complication when a fracture moves to
much or has poor blood supply or gets infected.
◉ osteotomies. Answer: the cutting or removal of bone.
◉ malunions. Answer: Problems with bone healing, alignment, or
infection can occur after bone trauma. Nonunion is when the bone does
not heal properly leaving the limb with pain and instability. When a
fracture heals in a deformed position or with shortening of the limb, this
is called a malunion.
◉ Distal Radius Fracture. Answer: 1/6 of all fractures
one of the most common fractures on the human body
◉ FOOSH. Answer: Fall On a Out Stretched Hand