MSC Hip Test 2025 Questions and
Answers
Most hip replacements are press fit or cemented? - --Answer --Press Fit
What degree of inclination (or abduction) is ideal in a hip replacement? - --
Answer --40-45
What degree of anteversion is ideal in a hip replacement? - --Answer --20
How would a surgeon adjust leg length? - --Answer --Neck angle
Base neck length
Head neck length
AVN - --Answer --Avascular Necrosis
Avascular Necrosis definition - --Answer --Death of bone tissue due to a
lack of blood supply
Aka: osteonecrosis
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, OA - --Answer --Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis in hips - --Answer --Hyaline cartilage breakdown in the joint
Bony spurs, or extra bone, may form around joint (osteophytes)
RA - --Answer --Rheumatoid Arthritis
Common causes of AVN in hips - --Answer --Hip fracture or dislocation
Excessive alcohol or steroid use
How do you diagnose AVN through radiology? - --Answer --Look for the
"crescent sign"
What does OA cause in the hip? - --Answer --Pain
Swelling
Stiffness
Types of hip deformities and defects - --Answer ---DDH: Developmental
Dysplasia of the Hip
-Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease
-SCFE: Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis
-Chondrolysis
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Answers
Most hip replacements are press fit or cemented? - --Answer --Press Fit
What degree of inclination (or abduction) is ideal in a hip replacement? - --
Answer --40-45
What degree of anteversion is ideal in a hip replacement? - --Answer --20
How would a surgeon adjust leg length? - --Answer --Neck angle
Base neck length
Head neck length
AVN - --Answer --Avascular Necrosis
Avascular Necrosis definition - --Answer --Death of bone tissue due to a
lack of blood supply
Aka: osteonecrosis
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, OA - --Answer --Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis in hips - --Answer --Hyaline cartilage breakdown in the joint
Bony spurs, or extra bone, may form around joint (osteophytes)
RA - --Answer --Rheumatoid Arthritis
Common causes of AVN in hips - --Answer --Hip fracture or dislocation
Excessive alcohol or steroid use
How do you diagnose AVN through radiology? - --Answer --Look for the
"crescent sign"
What does OA cause in the hip? - --Answer --Pain
Swelling
Stiffness
Types of hip deformities and defects - --Answer ---DDH: Developmental
Dysplasia of the Hip
-Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease
-SCFE: Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis
-Chondrolysis
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