CSFA SFA 201 week 5 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS 2025/2026.
T/F: Management of open fractures can be divided into several steps - ✅✅True
T/F: The first few hours following a musculoskeletal injury is the time in which life can be
saved if emergency measures are effectively applied - ✅✅True
T/F: In emergency treatment, the resuscitation team must follow principles promoted by
the ATLS system. One principle is circulation - ✅✅True
T/F: When performing a neurological examination for cervical spondylosis and
brachialgia, the arms may show muscle wasting - ✅✅True
T/F: The Colles' fracture is the classical injury seen in the postmenopausal female -
✅✅True
T/F: Girls between the ages of 5-10 years of age are usually affected by Perthes'
disease - ✅✅False
T/F: Injection of radio-paque contrast material into the spinal canal will not outline the
nerve roots - ✅✅False
T/F: Complications associated with open fractures include wound infection, chronic
osteitis, and non union - ✅✅True
T/F: Transverse fractures arise when angulatory forces are applied to the limb -
✅✅True
T/F: Crush fractures of vertebrae characteristically form wedge shapes compressed
posteriorly when viewed on lateral radiograph - ✅✅False
T/F: Bleeding should be controlled by improvised tourniquets - ✅✅False
T/F: If the removal of circumferential dressings is ineffective, an urgent fasciotomy is
required to relieve the raised compartment pressure - ✅✅True
T/F: Supracondylar fractures in childres is considered to be an orthopedic emergency -
✅✅True
ANSWERS 2025/2026.
T/F: Management of open fractures can be divided into several steps - ✅✅True
T/F: The first few hours following a musculoskeletal injury is the time in which life can be
saved if emergency measures are effectively applied - ✅✅True
T/F: In emergency treatment, the resuscitation team must follow principles promoted by
the ATLS system. One principle is circulation - ✅✅True
T/F: When performing a neurological examination for cervical spondylosis and
brachialgia, the arms may show muscle wasting - ✅✅True
T/F: The Colles' fracture is the classical injury seen in the postmenopausal female -
✅✅True
T/F: Girls between the ages of 5-10 years of age are usually affected by Perthes'
disease - ✅✅False
T/F: Injection of radio-paque contrast material into the spinal canal will not outline the
nerve roots - ✅✅False
T/F: Complications associated with open fractures include wound infection, chronic
osteitis, and non union - ✅✅True
T/F: Transverse fractures arise when angulatory forces are applied to the limb -
✅✅True
T/F: Crush fractures of vertebrae characteristically form wedge shapes compressed
posteriorly when viewed on lateral radiograph - ✅✅False
T/F: Bleeding should be controlled by improvised tourniquets - ✅✅False
T/F: If the removal of circumferential dressings is ineffective, an urgent fasciotomy is
required to relieve the raised compartment pressure - ✅✅True
T/F: Supracondylar fractures in childres is considered to be an orthopedic emergency -
✅✅True
