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What type of bone healing is primary bone healing seen with Arthrodesis? - correct answer Membranous bone formation What are the four basic concepts for treatment of non-union? - correct answer 1) resection of non viable tissue 2) augment with bone graft 3) bone stimulation 4) immobilization Which type of graft has haversion stems? - correct answer Cortical When is the weakest point in a cortical graft? - correct answer 8 weeks What clinical lab finding is seen with asept...

A 25 year old ballet dancer presents with an 8 month history of ankle pain following an ankle sprain. On physical exam there is joint swelling and radio graphs are unremarkable physical therapy and NSAIDs have not reduced her symptoms. What is the next appropriate step in management of this patient? - Answer MRI For a one-year-old patient with calcaneal valgus, what is an acceptable treatment plan? - Answer Manipulation and serial casting A 25-year-old female sustained an inversion ankle s...

The radiograph is for a 14-year-old male who fell six feet and presented to the emergency department two hours later. What other diagnostic test is appropriate to rule out concomitant injury in the emergency room? axial radiography of the foot. computed tomography of the foot. magnetic resonance imaging of the foot. radiography of the spine. -

most beneficial repair of stage 4 hallux limits in an active patient - arthrodesis of 1st MT CNF joint 60 degrees lengthening of the Z plasty would provide - 75% lengthening popliteal artery branches off - superficial femoral artery HPK sub 2nd met head most likely etiology - hypermobile 1st ray

extensor digitorum longus muscle strength - extensor hallucis longus muscle strength - fifth-metatarsophalangeal joint exam - fifth toe exam - first metatarsophalangeal joint exam - flexor digitrum longus muscle strength -

A 67-year-old male presents 10 months post TCC arthrodesis. He is having chronic swelling about the attempted fusion site. There is notable lucency about the nail on x-ray but clinically the fusion site appears to have trabeculation. He denies any recent or past con-constitutional symptoms. What would be the next most logical step to assess the fusion site? - CT Following a medial displacement calcaneal osteotomy the patient complains of numbness in the plantar foot and the hallux is in an...

ABFAS Exam Prep Questions with Correct Answers Which type of graft has haversion stems? - Answer-Cortical When is the weakest point in a cortical graft? - Answer-8 weeks What clinical lab finding is seen with aseptic necrosis of 1st met? - Answer-Increased ESR What type of collagen seen in cartilage healing? - Answer-Type II collagen Meissners corpuscle is in what layer of skin? - Answer-Papillary dermis What are the three stages of graft healing? - Answer-Plasmic inhibition, revascul...

ABFAS Exam Questions with Correct Answers Diastasis for Lisfranc = a fracture is present - Answer-2-5 mm of diastis betwen 1st and second mt base Chronic lisfrancs--->ct=1 mm diastasis betwen 1st and 2nd mt or an increase of more than 15 degrees in the tarso-metatarsal joint signs of lisfranc on xray - Answer-fleck sign (1 and 2 met bases) first ray elevated arch flattens MCC direction lisfranc displaces - Answer-Dorsal and Lateral When to sx correct lisfranc - Answer->2mm disp...

ABFAS 2024 Exam Questions with Correct Answers Most common complication of Weil osteotomy - Answer-Floating toe Consequence of releasing deep deltoid ligament in clubfoot - Answer-pes planus Osteosarcoma most commonly will metastasize into? - Answer-Lungs Sesamoid position in plantarflexed first ray - Answer-Anterior (distal) to metatarsal head Congenital vertical talus work up x-ray view - Answer-Lateral forced plantarflexion Following injection of radioactive leukocytes, an indium -11...

ABFAS Test Questions with Correct Answers Snowboarders fracture or lateral process fracture MOI - Answer-Dorsiflexion and external rotation Direction of axis of ankle joint - Answer-8 degrees transverse plane 20-30 degrees from frontal plane What restricts DF of ankle joint - Answer-Posterior talofibular ligament Mac 0.75 Myocardial depressant High lipid solubility Liver toxicity - Answer-Halothane Contact phase position and motion of pelvis - Answer-0-2 degrees in internal 4-5 deg...

Bone Tumors ABFAS Exam Questions and Answers All Correct Complete sclerotic rim - Answer- Benign lesion Epiphyseal, solitary, lytic lesion with sclerotic rim - Answer- Chondroblastoma, enchondroma, GCT Epiphyseal, solitary, lytic lesion with out sclerotic rim - Answer- GCT, Chondrosarcoma "Kissing" bones (lytic lesion in contiguous epiphyses) - Answer- GCT, angiosarcoma, pigmented villonodular synovitis, infection Cumulus cloud - Answer- Osteosarcoma, Stress fracture Ground glass -...

ABFAS Review Questions with Correct Answers 18 y/o gymnast substance acute inversion ankle injury and ruptures her lateral collateral ligaments (a)NWB 6 weeks, ankle Brace (b)Ankle bracing followed by aggressive PT 12 weeks (c)Early functional rehab program (d)NWB x8 weeks followed by PT - Answer-(c) Early functional rehab program Patient is a 45 y/o male performing a triple arthrodesis he has 6 degrees of tibial varum what is the appropriate position for the calcaneus to the tibia to...