Chapter 21: Orthopedic Surgery
What tissue does the acetabular reamer remove?
Select one:
marrow
cartilage
periosteum
fascia - Answer-Cartilage
Which hormone stimulates osteoclasts to break down bone and increase reabsorption of calcium when
serum levels are low?
Select one:
follicle stimulating
estrogen
human growth
parathyroid - Answer-Parathyroid
Which orthopedic instrument has the appearance of a turkey foot or eagle's talon?
Select one:
Lowman bone holder
,Bennett retractor
Lambotte osteotome
beaver knife handle - Answer-Lowman Bone Holder
Aken, Chevron, McKeever, Keller, and McBride are techniques for which lower extremity procedure?
Select one:
triple arthrodesis
above knee amputation (AKA)
bunionectomy
below knee amputation (BKA) - Answer-Bunionectomy
What should the surgical technologist do while the surgeon is using the oscillating saw during open
acromioplasty?
Select one:
- Drip small amounts of irrigation onto blade to prevent overheating.
- Blot any bleeding bone surfaces carefully with sponge stick.
- Collect bone chips in wound carefully with cupped tissue forceps.
- Suction smoke from operative site created by heated tissues. - Answer-Drip small amounts of irrigation
onto blade to prevent overheating.
Whose instructions for cleaning, lubricating, and sterilizing powered orthopedic instrumentation must
be followed?
Select one:
AAMI
facility policies
manufacturer
OSHA - Answer-Manufacturer
, What is the name of the deep, round fossa of the hip joint?
Select one:
tuberosity
acromium
trochanter
acetabulum - Answer-Acetabulum
Which type of cast is applied often to children and immobilizes unilateral or bilateral hips and femurs?
Select one:
long leg
short leg
cylinder
spica - Answer-Spica
What is achieved by wrapping an extremity with an Esmarch bandage prior to inflation of pneumatic
tourniquet?
Select one:
anesthesia
antisepsis
extension
exsanguinations - Answer-Exsanguinations
Which positioning device is frequently used for femoral nailing with leg traction and allows for
placement of the C-arm?
Select one:
What tissue does the acetabular reamer remove?
Select one:
marrow
cartilage
periosteum
fascia - Answer-Cartilage
Which hormone stimulates osteoclasts to break down bone and increase reabsorption of calcium when
serum levels are low?
Select one:
follicle stimulating
estrogen
human growth
parathyroid - Answer-Parathyroid
Which orthopedic instrument has the appearance of a turkey foot or eagle's talon?
Select one:
Lowman bone holder
,Bennett retractor
Lambotte osteotome
beaver knife handle - Answer-Lowman Bone Holder
Aken, Chevron, McKeever, Keller, and McBride are techniques for which lower extremity procedure?
Select one:
triple arthrodesis
above knee amputation (AKA)
bunionectomy
below knee amputation (BKA) - Answer-Bunionectomy
What should the surgical technologist do while the surgeon is using the oscillating saw during open
acromioplasty?
Select one:
- Drip small amounts of irrigation onto blade to prevent overheating.
- Blot any bleeding bone surfaces carefully with sponge stick.
- Collect bone chips in wound carefully with cupped tissue forceps.
- Suction smoke from operative site created by heated tissues. - Answer-Drip small amounts of irrigation
onto blade to prevent overheating.
Whose instructions for cleaning, lubricating, and sterilizing powered orthopedic instrumentation must
be followed?
Select one:
AAMI
facility policies
manufacturer
OSHA - Answer-Manufacturer
, What is the name of the deep, round fossa of the hip joint?
Select one:
tuberosity
acromium
trochanter
acetabulum - Answer-Acetabulum
Which type of cast is applied often to children and immobilizes unilateral or bilateral hips and femurs?
Select one:
long leg
short leg
cylinder
spica - Answer-Spica
What is achieved by wrapping an extremity with an Esmarch bandage prior to inflation of pneumatic
tourniquet?
Select one:
anesthesia
antisepsis
extension
exsanguinations - Answer-Exsanguinations
Which positioning device is frequently used for femoral nailing with leg traction and allows for
placement of the C-arm?
Select one:
