ABFAS BOARD EXAM| COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH EXPERT SOLUTIONS| 2026
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Patient with a six month old Achilles tendon injury with 9cm gap how do you want to treat? -
(answer)V-Y advancement with FHL transfer
Which ligament is cut in a medial approach for an STJ arthrodesis? - (answer)Superficial
tibiocalcaneal ligament
In a Varus TAR what ligament is released? - (answer)Deltoid
What is likely the foot type to have that will likely lead to failure of a brostrom repair? -
(answer)Subtle Cavus by the way of a tight gastroc and rigid PF'ed first ray which puts the STJ in
supination and heel
is in varus
What is the weber equivalent to a picture of an SAD fx? And what is the classic fracture of this
type? - (answer)Weber A
-Vertical Medial Malleolar Fx
-Horizontal Fib Fx
,PAB- how many stages in lauge hansen? - (answer)Stage 1- deltoid rupture or transverse
avulsion fx of m. mall
Stage 2- AITFL/PITFL rupture
Stage 3- Classic short oblique fx of L. mall.
On Lateral view of a PAB fx what does the fx look like? - (answer)Transverse
You have a syndesmotic diastasis injury with an SER fx which ligament is likely to be ruptured? -
(answer)AITFL
Timing to remove a syndesmotic screw postoperativelly? - (answer)12 weeks
What is the ideal Position of syndesmotic screw? - (answer)Screw should be directed from
posterior lateral to anterior medial at an angle of 25-30 degree from the
sagittal plane
What are 6 complications from calc fractures? - (answer)o Post- traumatic STJ arthritis
,o Ankle Joint Arthritis
o Tenosynovitis of peroneal
o Plantar heel pain/ loss of fat pad
o Sural/ PT nerve entrapment
o Shuffling gait from stiffness
What is the primary growth center of long bones? - (answer)Diaphysis
What are the 3 zones of physis and which one is the weakest? - (answer)Growth,
Maturation***, and zone of transformation
- Maturation is weakest
What is the classification of a triplane SH fracture and which does it look like on radiographs? -
(answer)A triplane is a true SH IV
o Lateral XR SH-II
o Mortise - SH III
T/F Intermetatarsal ligament 1-2 is the weakest - (answer)F - no such thing as intermet lig 1-2
, What is the common fracture pattern of an indirect Lisfranc ligament injury? - (answer)o
Extreme PF with axial load
o Abduction of the FF
What is an associated fracture that may be seen with lisfranc fractures? - (answer)Nutcracker fx-
Compression of cuboid fracture
A patient with a rupture of the PL what changes would you expect to find? - (answer)Elevated 1
st ray leading to HL/HR, metatarsalgia and HAV
-Action of the PL is to Evert and PF the 1 st met
What antibiotics would you give to a patient with a gustillo and Anderson type 1? type 2? type3
with farm involvement? - (answer)1- 1st gen cephalosporin
2- 1st gen ceph + aminoglycocide
3- both + PCN
What is the difference between Gustillo Andersion type 3a, 3b, and 3c? - (answer)-3a adequate
bone coverage
LATEST UPDATED| A+
Patient with a six month old Achilles tendon injury with 9cm gap how do you want to treat? -
(answer)V-Y advancement with FHL transfer
Which ligament is cut in a medial approach for an STJ arthrodesis? - (answer)Superficial
tibiocalcaneal ligament
In a Varus TAR what ligament is released? - (answer)Deltoid
What is likely the foot type to have that will likely lead to failure of a brostrom repair? -
(answer)Subtle Cavus by the way of a tight gastroc and rigid PF'ed first ray which puts the STJ in
supination and heel
is in varus
What is the weber equivalent to a picture of an SAD fx? And what is the classic fracture of this
type? - (answer)Weber A
-Vertical Medial Malleolar Fx
-Horizontal Fib Fx
,PAB- how many stages in lauge hansen? - (answer)Stage 1- deltoid rupture or transverse
avulsion fx of m. mall
Stage 2- AITFL/PITFL rupture
Stage 3- Classic short oblique fx of L. mall.
On Lateral view of a PAB fx what does the fx look like? - (answer)Transverse
You have a syndesmotic diastasis injury with an SER fx which ligament is likely to be ruptured? -
(answer)AITFL
Timing to remove a syndesmotic screw postoperativelly? - (answer)12 weeks
What is the ideal Position of syndesmotic screw? - (answer)Screw should be directed from
posterior lateral to anterior medial at an angle of 25-30 degree from the
sagittal plane
What are 6 complications from calc fractures? - (answer)o Post- traumatic STJ arthritis
,o Ankle Joint Arthritis
o Tenosynovitis of peroneal
o Plantar heel pain/ loss of fat pad
o Sural/ PT nerve entrapment
o Shuffling gait from stiffness
What is the primary growth center of long bones? - (answer)Diaphysis
What are the 3 zones of physis and which one is the weakest? - (answer)Growth,
Maturation***, and zone of transformation
- Maturation is weakest
What is the classification of a triplane SH fracture and which does it look like on radiographs? -
(answer)A triplane is a true SH IV
o Lateral XR SH-II
o Mortise - SH III
T/F Intermetatarsal ligament 1-2 is the weakest - (answer)F - no such thing as intermet lig 1-2
, What is the common fracture pattern of an indirect Lisfranc ligament injury? - (answer)o
Extreme PF with axial load
o Abduction of the FF
What is an associated fracture that may be seen with lisfranc fractures? - (answer)Nutcracker fx-
Compression of cuboid fracture
A patient with a rupture of the PL what changes would you expect to find? - (answer)Elevated 1
st ray leading to HL/HR, metatarsalgia and HAV
-Action of the PL is to Evert and PF the 1 st met
What antibiotics would you give to a patient with a gustillo and Anderson type 1? type 2? type3
with farm involvement? - (answer)1- 1st gen cephalosporin
2- 1st gen ceph + aminoglycocide
3- both + PCN
What is the difference between Gustillo Andersion type 3a, 3b, and 3c? - (answer)-3a adequate
bone coverage
