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MSK Review- COMLEX Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers
McMurry sign
⼀Answer:- Testing meniscus injury
Internal rotation of tibia--> testing for lateral meniscus
External rotation of tibia--> testing for medial meniscus
What is a bursa?
⼀Answer:- Synovial lined sac
provides cushion between bones
What is prepatellar bursitis?
⼀Answer:- inflammation of patella bursa
caused by kneeling
anterior swelling and warmth
Where are baker's cysts located?
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⼀Answer:- behind the knee
between gastroc and semimembran. tendons
Baker's cysts are common in which type of pts?
⼀Answer:- pts with RA (inflammatory)
Primary ossification start where?
⼀Answer:- Diaphysis (before birth)
Secondary ossification starts where?
⼀Answer:- epiphysis (after birth)
Where does the patellar tendon insert?
⼀Answer:- on the tibial tubercle
Which motion is painful to do when you have a patellar fracture?
⼀Answer:- extension of knee against gravity (loss of knee
extension)
quads tendon is not able to properly transmit force
Attachment of PCL
⼀Answer:- Medial femoral condyle, posterior aspect of tibia
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Attachment of ACL
⼀Answer:- Lateral femoral condyle, anterior aspect of tibia
What is IT band syndrome?
⼀Answer:- over use injury involving the lateral knee where IT band
crosses the lateral femoral epicondyle
What symptoms do you get from IT band syndrome?
⼀Answer:- friction between IT band and lateral femoral epicondyle
What is osgood schlatter disease?
⼀Answer:- strain of the tibial tubercle due to contraction of the
quads muscle
secondary ossification
What is medial tibial stress syndrome aka shin splints?
⼀Answer:- diffuse pain along anterior part of the tibia (aka the shin
bone)
there would be more bone resorption then bone formation
How do you know if a pt has compartment syndrome?
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⼀Answer:- pain out of proportion to findings
pain with passive stretching
Supraspinatus can abduct the arm up to....
⼀Answer:- 0-15 degrees
Innervation of supraspinatus and infraspinatus
⼀Answer:- suprascapular nerve
What can the empty and full can test show?
⼀Answer:- supraspinatus injury
Infraspinatus action
⼀Answer:- abduction
external rotation
Infraspinatus injuries often seen in...
⼀Answer:- pitchers
Teres minor actions
⼀Answer:- adduction
external rotation
Subscap actions
MSK Review- COMLEX Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers
McMurry sign
⼀Answer:- Testing meniscus injury
Internal rotation of tibia--> testing for lateral meniscus
External rotation of tibia--> testing for medial meniscus
What is a bursa?
⼀Answer:- Synovial lined sac
provides cushion between bones
What is prepatellar bursitis?
⼀Answer:- inflammation of patella bursa
caused by kneeling
anterior swelling and warmth
Where are baker's cysts located?
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⼀Answer:- behind the knee
between gastroc and semimembran. tendons
Baker's cysts are common in which type of pts?
⼀Answer:- pts with RA (inflammatory)
Primary ossification start where?
⼀Answer:- Diaphysis (before birth)
Secondary ossification starts where?
⼀Answer:- epiphysis (after birth)
Where does the patellar tendon insert?
⼀Answer:- on the tibial tubercle
Which motion is painful to do when you have a patellar fracture?
⼀Answer:- extension of knee against gravity (loss of knee
extension)
quads tendon is not able to properly transmit force
Attachment of PCL
⼀Answer:- Medial femoral condyle, posterior aspect of tibia
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Attachment of ACL
⼀Answer:- Lateral femoral condyle, anterior aspect of tibia
What is IT band syndrome?
⼀Answer:- over use injury involving the lateral knee where IT band
crosses the lateral femoral epicondyle
What symptoms do you get from IT band syndrome?
⼀Answer:- friction between IT band and lateral femoral epicondyle
What is osgood schlatter disease?
⼀Answer:- strain of the tibial tubercle due to contraction of the
quads muscle
secondary ossification
What is medial tibial stress syndrome aka shin splints?
⼀Answer:- diffuse pain along anterior part of the tibia (aka the shin
bone)
there would be more bone resorption then bone formation
How do you know if a pt has compartment syndrome?
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⼀Answer:- pain out of proportion to findings
pain with passive stretching
Supraspinatus can abduct the arm up to....
⼀Answer:- 0-15 degrees
Innervation of supraspinatus and infraspinatus
⼀Answer:- suprascapular nerve
What can the empty and full can test show?
⼀Answer:- supraspinatus injury
Infraspinatus action
⼀Answer:- abduction
external rotation
Infraspinatus injuries often seen in...
⼀Answer:- pitchers
Teres minor actions
⼀Answer:- adduction
external rotation
Subscap actions
