ITE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is grade 2 muscle strength? - Answers -Movement with help of resistance
Which of the following indicates a lesion in the corticospinal thalamic tracts? - Answers
-Hyperrelexia
Which of the following indicates lesion in lower motor neuron or instrinsic muscle
weakness? - Answers -Hyporeflexia
What is Rossolimos sign? - Answers -Involves flicking the plantar aspect of toes, if
flexion than pyramidal tract.
Vibratory testing with tuning fork checks what? - Answers -Posterior Columns
What tracts are being tested when checking for pain and temperature? - Answers -
Lateral Spinothalamic Tract
What is associated with polydactyly? - Answers -Ellis van Crevald Syndrome
Chondroectodermal dysplasia
What syndrome is associated with syndactyly? - Answers -Aperts Sydnrome
What are two complications of jones tenosuspension? - Answers -2nd met transfer
lesion or hallux limitus
Most common complication of Weil osteotomy? - Answers -Floating Toe
Consequence of releasing deep deltoid ligament in clubfoot? - Answers -Pes Planus
Osteosarcoma most commonly will metastasize into? - Answers -Lungs
Sesamoid position in plantarflexed first ray? - Answers -Anterior
Congenital vertical talus work up x - Answers -ray view?-Lateral Forced Plantarflexion
Following injection of radioactive leukocytes, an indium - Answers -111 bone scan is
performed after what length of time? -24 hours
During diagnostic ultrasound what is the normal thickness of the plantar fascia? -
Answers -4mm
What is the mechanism of injury for an anterior process fracture of the calcaneus? -
Answers -Inversion with the foot in plantar flexion
,In progression of hallux valgus which tendon becomes the major deforming force? -
Answers -Adductor hallucis
Sliding of the calcaneus anteriorly on the talus when performing a triple arthrodesis
results in? - Answers -Dorsiflexion of the forefoot on the rearfoot
Hawkins sign can become evident as quickly as how many weeks after a patient
sustains a talar injury? - Answers -6-8 weeks
Young's tenosuspension is for what? - Answers -Flexible pes planus with non arthritic
NC fault
Reverdin osteotomy modification performed in the 1st metatarsal neck? - Answers -
Peadbody
The Selakovich procedure is an opening bone graft wedge of which structure? -
Answers -Sustantaculum tali for children with flexible pes planus
Most appropriate for management of intraoperative vasovagal hypotension,
bradycardia, nausea? - Answers -Atropine
What are the secondary findings of syphilis? - Answers -alopecia, rash, fatigue and
Chancre is a primary sign.
The risk of cardiotoxicity is increased most with which anesthetic in the perioperative
period? - Answers -Bupivicaine
What is an appropriate indication for an emergent decompression fasciotomy? -
Answers -Tissue pressure within 30 mmhg of diastolic blood pressure prior to
anesthesia
MC organism sickle cell patients are susceptible to what? - Answers -strep pneumoniae
True or false a peabody, reverdin, and bicorrectional austin all correct PASA? -
Answers -True
A tracking or trackbound hallux is commonly associated with which radiographic finding
during the adolescent hallux valgus workup? - Answers -increased PASA
True or False thinner split thickness skin grafts are LEAST likely to contract over time? -
Answers -false thinner skin grafts are more likely to contract over time.
What is the abx of choice for gram positive, catalase positive cocci in clusters with PCN
allergy? - Answers -Vancomycin
, Bone disease caused by dietary calcium insufficiency or vitamin D deficiency that
causes poor bone mineralization and soft weakened bone? - Answers -osteomalacia
Open treatment of Baxters neuritis must include release of deep fascia of which
muscle? - Answers -abductor hallucis
Most common complication following endoscopic plantar fasciotomy? - Answers -
calcaneal cuboid syndrome
During closing base wedge osteotomy, what is the name of the screw placed
perpendicular to the long axis of bone to prevent shortening and rotation? - Answers -
anchor screw
Most common cause of genu valgum in children? - Answers -Rickets
Pseudoequinus would most likely demonstrated in a patient with which kind of
pathology? - Answers -Rigid plantarflexed first ray
On hematoxylin and eosin stained peripheral blood smear the presence of clusters of
PMN leukocytes surrounding extracellular hematoxylin body rosettes most likely
indicates which systemic disorder? - Answers -SLE
Which benign soft tissue lesion can be invasive to bone? - Answers -Villonodular
synovitis
Radiolucent area at the distal phalanx with surrounding sclerosis, no signs of infection,
no sinus tract no edema, what is most likely diagnosis? - Answers -Enchondroma
Radiolucency makes OC and SE poor choices, - Answers -
during lapidus procedure, what structure should be avoided when exposing MC joint? -
Answers -Deep perforating artery
Radiographs are inconclusive what is the most helpful study to differentiate between
sesamoiditis and sesamoid fracture? - Answers -MRI
What type of needle to use on tendon repair? - Answers -taper cutting
On an austin, how do you angle the osteotomy to produce shortening and
plantarflexion? - Answers -Distal medial dorsal and proximal plantar lateral
A patient with von willebrand disease presents for elective bunion surgery. Which drug
should be administered preoperatively? - Answers -desmopression (DDAVP)
What is grade 2 muscle strength? - Answers -Movement with help of resistance
Which of the following indicates a lesion in the corticospinal thalamic tracts? - Answers
-Hyperrelexia
Which of the following indicates lesion in lower motor neuron or instrinsic muscle
weakness? - Answers -Hyporeflexia
What is Rossolimos sign? - Answers -Involves flicking the plantar aspect of toes, if
flexion than pyramidal tract.
Vibratory testing with tuning fork checks what? - Answers -Posterior Columns
What tracts are being tested when checking for pain and temperature? - Answers -
Lateral Spinothalamic Tract
What is associated with polydactyly? - Answers -Ellis van Crevald Syndrome
Chondroectodermal dysplasia
What syndrome is associated with syndactyly? - Answers -Aperts Sydnrome
What are two complications of jones tenosuspension? - Answers -2nd met transfer
lesion or hallux limitus
Most common complication of Weil osteotomy? - Answers -Floating Toe
Consequence of releasing deep deltoid ligament in clubfoot? - Answers -Pes Planus
Osteosarcoma most commonly will metastasize into? - Answers -Lungs
Sesamoid position in plantarflexed first ray? - Answers -Anterior
Congenital vertical talus work up x - Answers -ray view?-Lateral Forced Plantarflexion
Following injection of radioactive leukocytes, an indium - Answers -111 bone scan is
performed after what length of time? -24 hours
During diagnostic ultrasound what is the normal thickness of the plantar fascia? -
Answers -4mm
What is the mechanism of injury for an anterior process fracture of the calcaneus? -
Answers -Inversion with the foot in plantar flexion
,In progression of hallux valgus which tendon becomes the major deforming force? -
Answers -Adductor hallucis
Sliding of the calcaneus anteriorly on the talus when performing a triple arthrodesis
results in? - Answers -Dorsiflexion of the forefoot on the rearfoot
Hawkins sign can become evident as quickly as how many weeks after a patient
sustains a talar injury? - Answers -6-8 weeks
Young's tenosuspension is for what? - Answers -Flexible pes planus with non arthritic
NC fault
Reverdin osteotomy modification performed in the 1st metatarsal neck? - Answers -
Peadbody
The Selakovich procedure is an opening bone graft wedge of which structure? -
Answers -Sustantaculum tali for children with flexible pes planus
Most appropriate for management of intraoperative vasovagal hypotension,
bradycardia, nausea? - Answers -Atropine
What are the secondary findings of syphilis? - Answers -alopecia, rash, fatigue and
Chancre is a primary sign.
The risk of cardiotoxicity is increased most with which anesthetic in the perioperative
period? - Answers -Bupivicaine
What is an appropriate indication for an emergent decompression fasciotomy? -
Answers -Tissue pressure within 30 mmhg of diastolic blood pressure prior to
anesthesia
MC organism sickle cell patients are susceptible to what? - Answers -strep pneumoniae
True or false a peabody, reverdin, and bicorrectional austin all correct PASA? -
Answers -True
A tracking or trackbound hallux is commonly associated with which radiographic finding
during the adolescent hallux valgus workup? - Answers -increased PASA
True or False thinner split thickness skin grafts are LEAST likely to contract over time? -
Answers -false thinner skin grafts are more likely to contract over time.
What is the abx of choice for gram positive, catalase positive cocci in clusters with PCN
allergy? - Answers -Vancomycin
, Bone disease caused by dietary calcium insufficiency or vitamin D deficiency that
causes poor bone mineralization and soft weakened bone? - Answers -osteomalacia
Open treatment of Baxters neuritis must include release of deep fascia of which
muscle? - Answers -abductor hallucis
Most common complication following endoscopic plantar fasciotomy? - Answers -
calcaneal cuboid syndrome
During closing base wedge osteotomy, what is the name of the screw placed
perpendicular to the long axis of bone to prevent shortening and rotation? - Answers -
anchor screw
Most common cause of genu valgum in children? - Answers -Rickets
Pseudoequinus would most likely demonstrated in a patient with which kind of
pathology? - Answers -Rigid plantarflexed first ray
On hematoxylin and eosin stained peripheral blood smear the presence of clusters of
PMN leukocytes surrounding extracellular hematoxylin body rosettes most likely
indicates which systemic disorder? - Answers -SLE
Which benign soft tissue lesion can be invasive to bone? - Answers -Villonodular
synovitis
Radiolucent area at the distal phalanx with surrounding sclerosis, no signs of infection,
no sinus tract no edema, what is most likely diagnosis? - Answers -Enchondroma
Radiolucency makes OC and SE poor choices, - Answers -
during lapidus procedure, what structure should be avoided when exposing MC joint? -
Answers -Deep perforating artery
Radiographs are inconclusive what is the most helpful study to differentiate between
sesamoiditis and sesamoid fracture? - Answers -MRI
What type of needle to use on tendon repair? - Answers -taper cutting
On an austin, how do you angle the osteotomy to produce shortening and
plantarflexion? - Answers -Distal medial dorsal and proximal plantar lateral
A patient with von willebrand disease presents for elective bunion surgery. Which drug
should be administered preoperatively? - Answers -desmopression (DDAVP)
