NBCE PART 4 COMPLETE EXAMINATION
TEST QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
●● *Unicameral bone cyst/simple bone cyst
-central
-90% humerus and knee
-diaphysis
Answer: what is it?
●● Either pedunculated (coat hanger exostosis/caulifflower like) or
sessile.
Hereditary multiple exostosis is multiple osteochondromas
Young adults
Answer: *Osteochondroma* characteristics
●● *Aneurysmal Bone Cyst*
Eccentric (starts off to the side)
Long bones, 40% upper limb, 40% Lowe limb, sacrum, spine
Metaphysis
Answer: what is it?
,●● *Aneurysmal Bone Cyst*
signs
Answer: what is it?
●● *Giant Cell Tumor*
-eccentric
-m/c in wrist and knee
Extends to bone end after growth plate closure
Answer: what is it?
●● *Giant Cell Tumor*
Answer: what is it?
●● *Chondroblastoma*
1) location
2) demographic
Answer: what is it?
,●● What 3 primary benign tumors appear cartilaginous?
Answer: 1. Enchondroma
2. Olliers
3. Maffuci's
●● *Osteoid Osteoma*
Radiolucent nidus+surrounding reactive sclerosis
1) night pain relieved by aspirin
Young (10-25)
Answer: what is it?
●● *Brodie's Abscess*
1) night pain relieved by aspirin, larger but less reactive sclerosis
Answer: what is it?
●● enchondroma
Answer: what is it?
●● Olliers
Answer: what is it?
, ●● Maffucci Syndrome
Answer: what is it?
●● hemangioma
Answer: what is it?
●● What primary benign tumors have a bony appearance?
Answer: 1.osteochondroma HME
2. Hemangioma
3.osteoid osteoma and osteblastoma
4. Bone islands
●● *Hemangioma*
1) *referral to orthopedist*
2) *adjust to tolerance*
3) *continue ADL's as normal*
Answer: what is it and what is the management?
●● *Enostoma*
1) what is it
TEST QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
●● *Unicameral bone cyst/simple bone cyst
-central
-90% humerus and knee
-diaphysis
Answer: what is it?
●● Either pedunculated (coat hanger exostosis/caulifflower like) or
sessile.
Hereditary multiple exostosis is multiple osteochondromas
Young adults
Answer: *Osteochondroma* characteristics
●● *Aneurysmal Bone Cyst*
Eccentric (starts off to the side)
Long bones, 40% upper limb, 40% Lowe limb, sacrum, spine
Metaphysis
Answer: what is it?
,●● *Aneurysmal Bone Cyst*
signs
Answer: what is it?
●● *Giant Cell Tumor*
-eccentric
-m/c in wrist and knee
Extends to bone end after growth plate closure
Answer: what is it?
●● *Giant Cell Tumor*
Answer: what is it?
●● *Chondroblastoma*
1) location
2) demographic
Answer: what is it?
,●● What 3 primary benign tumors appear cartilaginous?
Answer: 1. Enchondroma
2. Olliers
3. Maffuci's
●● *Osteoid Osteoma*
Radiolucent nidus+surrounding reactive sclerosis
1) night pain relieved by aspirin
Young (10-25)
Answer: what is it?
●● *Brodie's Abscess*
1) night pain relieved by aspirin, larger but less reactive sclerosis
Answer: what is it?
●● enchondroma
Answer: what is it?
●● Olliers
Answer: what is it?
, ●● Maffucci Syndrome
Answer: what is it?
●● hemangioma
Answer: what is it?
●● What primary benign tumors have a bony appearance?
Answer: 1.osteochondroma HME
2. Hemangioma
3.osteoid osteoma and osteblastoma
4. Bone islands
●● *Hemangioma*
1) *referral to orthopedist*
2) *adjust to tolerance*
3) *continue ADL's as normal*
Answer: what is it and what is the management?
●● *Enostoma*
1) what is it