ORTHOPAEDIC TECHNOLOGIST
SURGERY EXAM WITH QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
What hto hReport hto hSurgeon hRegarding hFracture h- h hcorrect hanswer- h-Location
-Open/closed
-Type hof hfracture
-Anatomical halignment
-Angulation h(degree)
-Neurovascular hstatus hof hlimb
Surgical hHand hWashing hProcedure h- h hcorrect hanswer- h-Examine hskin hfor
hdamage
-Nail hpick hto hclean hunder hnails
-Sterile hscrub hbrush
-One harm hat ha htime, h30 hpasses hin heach harea
-Each hside hof heach hfinger
-Extend hto h2 hinches habove helbow
-Excess hwater hallowed hto hdrip hinto hsink
Protective hAttire h- h hcorrect hanswer- hProtects hfrom hradiation, hlasers, hand
hmicrobes. hScrub hsuit, hmask, hhair hcover, hshoe hcover, hnon-sterile hgloves,
hprotective heyewear, hand hradiation hprotection.
Attire hWorn hin hthe hOperating hRoom h- h hcorrect hanswer- hLimits hmicrobial hspread.
hScrub hsuit, hhair hcover. hMask hand hshoe hcovers. hA hcap hor hhood his hworn hto
hcover hhair.
Sterile hScrub hAttire h- h hcorrect hanswer- hWorn hby hsurgical hteam. hPut hon hafter
hsurgical hscrub. hSterile hgown, hsterile hgloves. hRequired hfor hentry hinto hsterile
hfield. hMade hof hlint-free hfabric. hThe hcuffs hof hthe hgown hare hnot hconsidered
hsterile hand hmust hbe hcovered hby hthe hglove. hDouble-gloving his hrecommended.
Double-Gloving h- h hcorrect hanswer- hProvides hextra hprotection hfrom hinjury hand
hdisease. hAs ha hsharp hobject hpasses hthrough hthe hglove hmaterial, hbioburden his
hremoved. hAdditionally, hthe hability hof hlatex hto hact has ha hbarrier hdecreases hover
htime. hA hglove hof ha hlarger hsize his hworn hnext hto hthe hskin, hand ha hglove hof
hnormal hsize his hworn hon htop.
, Supine hPosition h- h hcorrect hanswer- hPatient hflat hon hback. hArms hsecured hat hthe
hsides hof hthe hbody, hpalms hfacing hinward. hLegs hare hstraight hout. hA hsafety hbelt
his hpositioned hacross hthe hthighs happroximately h2 hinches habove hthe hknees. hIf
harm hboards hare hused, hthe harms hare hno hmore hthan ha h90-degree hangle.
hPillows hare hplaced hwhere hnecessary, hand ha hfoot hboard his hused hto hprevent
hprolonged hplantar hflexion.
Fowler's hPosition h- h hcorrect hanswer- hModified hsupine hposition. hDecreases hblood
hcirculation hto hthe hupper hbody, hand hencourages hvenous hdrainage. hAn hair
hembolism his ha hpotential hhazard hof hthe hposition. hAllows heasy haccess hto hthe
hhead, hneck, hshoulder, hand hbreast. hArms hare hsecured hacross hthe hstomach.
hThe hupper hsection hof hthe htable his hraised hto ha h45-degree hangle. hThe hwhole
htable his htilted hdownward.
Prone hPosition h- h hcorrect hanswer- hThe hpatient his hanesthetized hbefore hbeing
hplaced hon hthe hoperating htable hin hthis hposition. hThe hsafety hstrap his happlied hon
hthe hthighs habove hthe hknees.
Beach hChair hPositioning h- h hcorrect hanswer- hFor hshoulder hsurgery
Lateral hPosition h- h hcorrect hanswer- hPatient hpositioned hon hone hside. hLower hleg
hflexed, hupper hleg hstraight. hSafety hstrap hover hhip. hArms hon hdouble harmboards.
ACL hReconstruction hPositioning h- h hcorrect hanswer- hTourniquet hplaced
hproximally hon hthigh. hLeg hflexed hto h90 hdegrees. hLeg hholder hor hlateral hpost
hused.
Fracture hTable hPositioning hfor hHip hand hFemur hFractures h- h hcorrect hanswer- hFx
hof hhip hand hthigh hrequire hORIF hor hintra-medullary hrodding. hTable hincludes ha
hboot hfor haffected hleg.
Lateral hPositioner hfor hHip hReplacement/Hemi-Arthroplasty h- h hcorrect hanswer-
hPatient hlies hon hnon-operative hside. hPosterior hpad hat hL4-L5 hlevel, hanterior hpad
hclose hto hASIS. hLeg hflexed hto h90 hdegrees.
Surgical hDrapes h- h hcorrect hanswer- hProtect hsurgical hsite hfrom hcontamination.
hAntistatic, hstrong hporous, hflame hretardant, hlint-free.
Plastic hDrapes h- h hcorrect hanswer- hAdhesive. hIncise hdrapes hthin, hsee-through
hwith hadhesive hback. hAperture hdrapes hhave hfenestrations.
Fabric hDrapes h- h hcorrect hanswer- hNonwoven htextile hfabrics hdisposable, hlight,
hstrong. hWoven htextile hfabrics hreusable, htreated hfor hfluid hrepellency.
Fenestrated hDrapes h- h hcorrect hanswer- hOpenings hto hexpose hsurgical hsite.
hFenestration hshape hvaries hby huse.
Nonfenestrated hDrapes h- h hcorrect hanswer- hCover hsections hnot hexposed hby
hfenestrated hdrapes. hCustom-made hfor hspecific hsurgeries.
SURGERY EXAM WITH QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
What hto hReport hto hSurgeon hRegarding hFracture h- h hcorrect hanswer- h-Location
-Open/closed
-Type hof hfracture
-Anatomical halignment
-Angulation h(degree)
-Neurovascular hstatus hof hlimb
Surgical hHand hWashing hProcedure h- h hcorrect hanswer- h-Examine hskin hfor
hdamage
-Nail hpick hto hclean hunder hnails
-Sterile hscrub hbrush
-One harm hat ha htime, h30 hpasses hin heach harea
-Each hside hof heach hfinger
-Extend hto h2 hinches habove helbow
-Excess hwater hallowed hto hdrip hinto hsink
Protective hAttire h- h hcorrect hanswer- hProtects hfrom hradiation, hlasers, hand
hmicrobes. hScrub hsuit, hmask, hhair hcover, hshoe hcover, hnon-sterile hgloves,
hprotective heyewear, hand hradiation hprotection.
Attire hWorn hin hthe hOperating hRoom h- h hcorrect hanswer- hLimits hmicrobial hspread.
hScrub hsuit, hhair hcover. hMask hand hshoe hcovers. hA hcap hor hhood his hworn hto
hcover hhair.
Sterile hScrub hAttire h- h hcorrect hanswer- hWorn hby hsurgical hteam. hPut hon hafter
hsurgical hscrub. hSterile hgown, hsterile hgloves. hRequired hfor hentry hinto hsterile
hfield. hMade hof hlint-free hfabric. hThe hcuffs hof hthe hgown hare hnot hconsidered
hsterile hand hmust hbe hcovered hby hthe hglove. hDouble-gloving his hrecommended.
Double-Gloving h- h hcorrect hanswer- hProvides hextra hprotection hfrom hinjury hand
hdisease. hAs ha hsharp hobject hpasses hthrough hthe hglove hmaterial, hbioburden his
hremoved. hAdditionally, hthe hability hof hlatex hto hact has ha hbarrier hdecreases hover
htime. hA hglove hof ha hlarger hsize his hworn hnext hto hthe hskin, hand ha hglove hof
hnormal hsize his hworn hon htop.
, Supine hPosition h- h hcorrect hanswer- hPatient hflat hon hback. hArms hsecured hat hthe
hsides hof hthe hbody, hpalms hfacing hinward. hLegs hare hstraight hout. hA hsafety hbelt
his hpositioned hacross hthe hthighs happroximately h2 hinches habove hthe hknees. hIf
harm hboards hare hused, hthe harms hare hno hmore hthan ha h90-degree hangle.
hPillows hare hplaced hwhere hnecessary, hand ha hfoot hboard his hused hto hprevent
hprolonged hplantar hflexion.
Fowler's hPosition h- h hcorrect hanswer- hModified hsupine hposition. hDecreases hblood
hcirculation hto hthe hupper hbody, hand hencourages hvenous hdrainage. hAn hair
hembolism his ha hpotential hhazard hof hthe hposition. hAllows heasy haccess hto hthe
hhead, hneck, hshoulder, hand hbreast. hArms hare hsecured hacross hthe hstomach.
hThe hupper hsection hof hthe htable his hraised hto ha h45-degree hangle. hThe hwhole
htable his htilted hdownward.
Prone hPosition h- h hcorrect hanswer- hThe hpatient his hanesthetized hbefore hbeing
hplaced hon hthe hoperating htable hin hthis hposition. hThe hsafety hstrap his happlied hon
hthe hthighs habove hthe hknees.
Beach hChair hPositioning h- h hcorrect hanswer- hFor hshoulder hsurgery
Lateral hPosition h- h hcorrect hanswer- hPatient hpositioned hon hone hside. hLower hleg
hflexed, hupper hleg hstraight. hSafety hstrap hover hhip. hArms hon hdouble harmboards.
ACL hReconstruction hPositioning h- h hcorrect hanswer- hTourniquet hplaced
hproximally hon hthigh. hLeg hflexed hto h90 hdegrees. hLeg hholder hor hlateral hpost
hused.
Fracture hTable hPositioning hfor hHip hand hFemur hFractures h- h hcorrect hanswer- hFx
hof hhip hand hthigh hrequire hORIF hor hintra-medullary hrodding. hTable hincludes ha
hboot hfor haffected hleg.
Lateral hPositioner hfor hHip hReplacement/Hemi-Arthroplasty h- h hcorrect hanswer-
hPatient hlies hon hnon-operative hside. hPosterior hpad hat hL4-L5 hlevel, hanterior hpad
hclose hto hASIS. hLeg hflexed hto h90 hdegrees.
Surgical hDrapes h- h hcorrect hanswer- hProtect hsurgical hsite hfrom hcontamination.
hAntistatic, hstrong hporous, hflame hretardant, hlint-free.
Plastic hDrapes h- h hcorrect hanswer- hAdhesive. hIncise hdrapes hthin, hsee-through
hwith hadhesive hback. hAperture hdrapes hhave hfenestrations.
Fabric hDrapes h- h hcorrect hanswer- hNonwoven htextile hfabrics hdisposable, hlight,
hstrong. hWoven htextile hfabrics hreusable, htreated hfor hfluid hrepellency.
Fenestrated hDrapes h- h hcorrect hanswer- hOpenings hto hexpose hsurgical hsite.
hFenestration hshape hvaries hby huse.
Nonfenestrated hDrapes h- h hcorrect hanswer- hCover hsections hnot hexposed hby
hfenestrated hdrapes. hCustom-made hfor hspecific hsurgeries.
