ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
medial, lateral, patellofemoral - CORRECT ANSWER - what are the 3 compartments of
the knee
medial compartment - CORRECT ANSWER - which compartment gets compromised the
most from a varus deformity
unicompartmental - CORRECT ANSWER - partial knee replacement
all - CORRECT ANSWER - how many ligaments do you keep in a unicompartmental
knee replacement
PS - CORRECT ANSWER - sacrifice the PCL
-rely on extra plastic
CR - CORRECT ANSWER - keep the PCL, keep natural anatomy
-keep PCL to keep posterior stability
anatomical - CORRECT ANSWER - imaginary line that runs right in line with the bone
mechanical - CORRECT ANSWER - imaginary line that runs from the center of the head
to the center of the knee
-center of femoral head, center of knee, center of ankle
CCK - CORRECT ANSWER - condylar constrained
, -full knee revision
-metal bar in the middle of collateral was damaged
modularity - CORRECT ANSWER - components that you can build on, revisions with
stems on them
cement - CORRECT ANSWER - most TKAs are implanted with _________
press fit - CORRECT ANSWER - in revisions, it is implanted with cement but the stem is
what?
AP view - CORRECT ANSWER - anterior-posterior view
ML view - CORRECT ANSWER - medial-lateral view
varus - CORRECT ANSWER - medial compartment wear
-bowlegged
valgus - CORRECT ANSWER - lateral compartment wear
-knock kneed
thicker, cross linked, not flat, did not conform to the femur - CORRECT ANSWER - how
was polyethylene improved?
distal femoral cut - CORRECT ANSWER - first cut in a TKA on the femur
-IM
proximal tibia - CORRECT ANSWER - cuts the tibia, can adjust varus/valgus, and slope