ABFAS Practice Test Questions with Correct Answers

ABFAS Practice Test Questions with Correct Answers Which of the following treatment options would be the most appropriate to treat a calcaneonavicular coalition in a 20-year-old soft ball player with chronic foot pain? A. orthotics. B. resection with muscle interposition. C. subtalar arthrodesis. D. arthroeresis placement. - Answer-B resection with muscle interposition Which of the following treatment options would be the most appropriateto treat a calcaneonavicular coalition in a 20-year-old soft ball player withchronic foot pain? A. orthotics.B. resection with muscle interposition.C. subtalar arthrodesis.D. arthroeresis placement. - Answer-B. resection with muscle interposition. A 31-year-old female presents with a complaint of pain on the dorsal distal aspect of the hallux. She denies any injury. Radiographs reveal a radiolucent area at the distal phalanx with surrounding sclerosis. There is no sign of infection, no sinus tract, and no edema. Which of the following osseous tumors is the most likely clinical diagnosis? A. subungual exostosis. B. enchondroma. C. osteoid osteoma. D. osteochondroma. - Answer-Enchondroma. Which of the following suture material is the LEAST reactive? A. chromic gut. B. polyglycolic acid. C. nylon. D. monofilament wire. - Answer-D. monofilament wire. A patient with a history of true penicillin allergy is scheduled for a total joint implant. Antibiotic prophylaxis would best be served with which of the following medications? A. piperacillin (Pipracil). B. cephalothin (Keflin). C. ciprofloxacin (Cipro). D. vancomycin (Vancocin). - Answer-D. vancomycin (Vancocin) A 30 year old patient presents complaining of continued pain in the area of the plantar first metatarsal head for 2 weeks after hiking. Radiographs are inconclusive. Which of the following studies would be the mosthelpful to differentiate between sesamoiditis and a sesamoid fracture? A. bone scan.B. contra lateral foot radiograph.C. magneticresonance imaging.D. ultrasound. - Answer-C. magneticresonance imaging The most probable etiology of heloma molle of the fourth interdigital space is pressure between which of the following structures? A. head of the fifth proximal phalanx and the base of the fourth proximal phalanx. B. head of the fourth proximal phalanx and the base of the fifth proximal phalanx. C. head of the fourth metatarsal and the base of the fifth proximal phalanx. D. head of the fifth metatarsal and the base of the fourth proximal phalanx - Answer-A. head of the fifth proximal phalanx and the base of the fourth proximal phalanx. Chronic treatment of which of the following medications has been found to result in osteonecrosis of the jaw? A. alendronate (Fosamax) B. warfarin (Coumadin) C. sulfasalazine (Azulfidine) D. colchicine (Colcrys) - Answer-C. Sulfasalazine (Azulfidine)