FOREFOOT PRACTISE TEST QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS AND IMAGES ILLUSTRATION

FOREFOOT PRACTISE TEST QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS AND IMAGES ILLUSTRATION What lights up in a bone scan? Bladder + Kidneys Epiphysis - Knee, elbow, ankle, Facial Area Sternum Tips of Scapulae Si Joints Mechanism of injury for avulsion fx of 5th metatarsal base? Inversion on a plantarflexed foot What doesn't run dorsal to DTML? Neuroma - It's DEEPER via dorsal approach Does: dorsal/plantar interossei, adductor hallucis What is Osteoporosis? bone disease in which bone becomes weak, brittle and porous and high risk for fracture What is osteopenia? A bone disorder, that occurs when the body can't produce new bone as quickly as it resorbs old bone How long should NSAIDs be held prior to surgery? 72 hours - 3 days What is Pletal? Cilostazol - A phosphodiesterase III inhibitor, is indicated to treat the symptoms of intermittent claudication and increase walking distance in patients with peripheral arterial disease What is flexor stabilization? FHL and FDL gain mechanical advantage over INTEROSSEI in a pronated foot. Quadratus plantae loses straight pull and adductovarus of 4th and 5th digit are a result What is the Kalish modification? Long arm Austin @ 55 degrees What angle does an Austin correct? IM Bicorrectional (dorsal arm wedge) fixes IMA + PASA Plantar Layers of Foot? First layer * Both ABDUCTORs * FDB Second layer * Quadratus plantae (flexor accessorius) * Lumbricales * Tendon of FHL and FDL (KNOT OF HENRY) Third layer * Adductor hallucis * Flexor HALLUCIS brevis * Flexor digiti minimi brevis Fourth layer * 4Dorsal interossei * 3Plantar interossei * Tendons of PL and PT Causes of coagulopathy (decreases chances of clotting) von Willebrand's disease Vitamin K deficiency DIC Hemophilia Contraindications for elective surgery? MI within 6 months CVA/Stoke within 2 months Lack of NPO How much distraction for brachymetatarsalgia per day? Total? 1mm per day - 0.25mm QID 1cm