ARTHREX FINAL CERTIFICATION
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ What is the most common type of Distal Radius Fracture?.
Answer: Colle's Fracture
◍ Which forefoot pathology is associated and treated with plantar plate tears?.
Answer: Hammertoe/mallet toe
◍ Which structure provides the greatest amount of stability in the sagittal, or
flexion/extension, plane?.
Answer: Plantar plate
◍ The Mini Tightrope fT features either.
Answer: a 4.5 mm Bio version or a 3.5 Titanium version.
◍ What 3 bones make up the ankle joint?.
Answer: Tibia Fibula Talus
◍ How should the plantar plate anatomical repair with CPR™ be tensioned?.
Answer: Maximal plantarflexion with the MTP joint held reduced
◍ How should you tension your max limits of motion with your Forefoot
InternalBrace repair?.
Answer: MTP joint in neutral
◍ The key for reducing post-operative stiffness is early _____..
Answer: Rand of motion therapeutic exercises
◍ The normal Intermetatarsal Angle (IMA) is:.
Answer: <9
◍ Which structure provides the greatest amount of stability in the transverse,
, or side-to-side, plane?.
Answer: Collateral ligaments
◍ The Lapidus Procedure is an arthrodesis (fusion) of what joint?.
Answer: The first tarsal-metatarsal joint
◍ A patient experiencing pain with shoe wear and swelling for several months
located at the posterior aspect of their heel is more likely to have what type
of Achilles tendon disorder?.
Answer: Insertional Achilles Tendinitis
◍ What types of anchors are included with the Achilles Midsubstance
Speedbridge Kit?.
Answer: 4.75 Swivelock Anchors
◍ Select the various suture passers available in the plantar plate repair system..
Answer: Scorpion™ Suture PasserViper™ Suture PasserPig Tail
Lasso'sFree needles
◍ Which of the following is NOT one of the three ligaments that supports the
ankle syndesmosis joint lofibular Ligament (ATFL)Posterior Inferior
Tibiofibular Ligament (PiTFL)Anterior Inferior Tibiofibular Ligament (
AITFL)Tibiofibular Interossious Ligament?.
Answer: Anterior Talofibular Ligament (ATFL)
◍ What is the most popular plate used out of the Distal Radius Fracture
System?.
Answer: Volar Plate
◍ The Plaple is best used for.
Answer: Akin Osteotomy's
◍ True or False: Plantar plate injuries often occur in isolation..
Answer: False (Plantar plate injury rarely occurs in isolation, less than 10%
of the time)
◍ The normal Hallux Valgus Angle (HVA) is.
Answer: < 15
, ◍ True or False: MTP joint pinning and osteotomies demonstrate improved
patient outcomes and satisfaction compared to the Arthrex Plantar Plate
Repair System..
Answer: False (MTP joint)
◍ When tying the sutures over the proximal phalanx in the CPR technique,
what position should you hold the toe in for correct anatomical placement?.
Answer: 20-30 degrees plantarflexion
◍ What is the number one competitor to direct dorsal repair of the plantar
plate?.
Answer: Weil and Pin of the MTP joint
◍ True or False: Arthritic MTP joint is a possible contraindication to doing a
plantar plate repair..
Answer: False (arthritic)
◍ A Brostrum repair augmented with and InternalBrace is.
Answer: stronger than the native ATFL ligament
◍ Which structure are located directly beneath, or deep, to the plantar plate?.
Answer: Flexor tendon
◍ When using the Retro Fusion screw for PIP joint arthrodesis, final
compression of the joint is accomplished by turning the screwdriver.
Answer: clockwise.
◍ True or False: There is a high incidence of reoccurrence associated with
plantar plate repair when using a pin to hold the correction..
Answer: True (high incidence)
◍ True or False: The Forefoot InternalBrace™ the most effective product to
use if the plantar plate tissue is weak and cannot be trusted to support your
repair..
Answer: True (Forefoot IB)
◍ A surgeon is evaluating a patient with a fixed hammertoe deformity. She
notices that the end of the toe is not in contact with the floor when the
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ What is the most common type of Distal Radius Fracture?.
Answer: Colle's Fracture
◍ Which forefoot pathology is associated and treated with plantar plate tears?.
Answer: Hammertoe/mallet toe
◍ Which structure provides the greatest amount of stability in the sagittal, or
flexion/extension, plane?.
Answer: Plantar plate
◍ The Mini Tightrope fT features either.
Answer: a 4.5 mm Bio version or a 3.5 Titanium version.
◍ What 3 bones make up the ankle joint?.
Answer: Tibia Fibula Talus
◍ How should the plantar plate anatomical repair with CPR™ be tensioned?.
Answer: Maximal plantarflexion with the MTP joint held reduced
◍ How should you tension your max limits of motion with your Forefoot
InternalBrace repair?.
Answer: MTP joint in neutral
◍ The key for reducing post-operative stiffness is early _____..
Answer: Rand of motion therapeutic exercises
◍ The normal Intermetatarsal Angle (IMA) is:.
Answer: <9
◍ Which structure provides the greatest amount of stability in the transverse,
, or side-to-side, plane?.
Answer: Collateral ligaments
◍ The Lapidus Procedure is an arthrodesis (fusion) of what joint?.
Answer: The first tarsal-metatarsal joint
◍ A patient experiencing pain with shoe wear and swelling for several months
located at the posterior aspect of their heel is more likely to have what type
of Achilles tendon disorder?.
Answer: Insertional Achilles Tendinitis
◍ What types of anchors are included with the Achilles Midsubstance
Speedbridge Kit?.
Answer: 4.75 Swivelock Anchors
◍ Select the various suture passers available in the plantar plate repair system..
Answer: Scorpion™ Suture PasserViper™ Suture PasserPig Tail
Lasso'sFree needles
◍ Which of the following is NOT one of the three ligaments that supports the
ankle syndesmosis joint lofibular Ligament (ATFL)Posterior Inferior
Tibiofibular Ligament (PiTFL)Anterior Inferior Tibiofibular Ligament (
AITFL)Tibiofibular Interossious Ligament?.
Answer: Anterior Talofibular Ligament (ATFL)
◍ What is the most popular plate used out of the Distal Radius Fracture
System?.
Answer: Volar Plate
◍ The Plaple is best used for.
Answer: Akin Osteotomy's
◍ True or False: Plantar plate injuries often occur in isolation..
Answer: False (Plantar plate injury rarely occurs in isolation, less than 10%
of the time)
◍ The normal Hallux Valgus Angle (HVA) is.
Answer: < 15
, ◍ True or False: MTP joint pinning and osteotomies demonstrate improved
patient outcomes and satisfaction compared to the Arthrex Plantar Plate
Repair System..
Answer: False (MTP joint)
◍ When tying the sutures over the proximal phalanx in the CPR technique,
what position should you hold the toe in for correct anatomical placement?.
Answer: 20-30 degrees plantarflexion
◍ What is the number one competitor to direct dorsal repair of the plantar
plate?.
Answer: Weil and Pin of the MTP joint
◍ True or False: Arthritic MTP joint is a possible contraindication to doing a
plantar plate repair..
Answer: False (arthritic)
◍ A Brostrum repair augmented with and InternalBrace is.
Answer: stronger than the native ATFL ligament
◍ Which structure are located directly beneath, or deep, to the plantar plate?.
Answer: Flexor tendon
◍ When using the Retro Fusion screw for PIP joint arthrodesis, final
compression of the joint is accomplished by turning the screwdriver.
Answer: clockwise.
◍ True or False: There is a high incidence of reoccurrence associated with
plantar plate repair when using a pin to hold the correction..
Answer: True (high incidence)
◍ True or False: The Forefoot InternalBrace™ the most effective product to
use if the plantar plate tissue is weak and cannot be trusted to support your
repair..
Answer: True (Forefoot IB)
◍ A surgeon is evaluating a patient with a fixed hammertoe deformity. She
notices that the end of the toe is not in contact with the floor when the
