ORTHOPEDIC TECHNOLOGIST EXAMS UPDATED
2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔CLASS: Ogden - ✔✔fracture with injury to all bone & cartilage components that may
affect growth
✔✔CLASS: Pipkin - ✔✔Classification used to describe femoral HEAD fractures
✔✔CLASS: Russell-Taylor - ✔✔high proximal femoral fracture
✔✔CLASS: Salter-Harris - ✔✔fractures involving physis in children
✔✔CLASS: Salter-Harris Fx Type 1 - ✔✔fracture going across the physis only
✔✔CLASS: Salter-Harris Fx Type 2 - ✔✔Fracture line going across the physis with a
portion through the metaphysis
✔✔CLASS: Salter-Harris Fx Type 3 - ✔✔fracture line through the physis and a portion
of the epiphysis
✔✔CLASS: Salter-Harris Fx Type 4 - ✔✔fracture line through the epiphysis, crosses
physis, and out the metaphysis
, ✔✔CLASS: Salter-Harris Fx Type 5 - ✔✔crush injury to the physis
✔✔CLASS: Schatzker - ✔✔Classification use to describe Tibial Plateau Fractures
✔✔CLASS: Watson-Jones - ✔✔tibial tuberosity fractures in children
✔✔CLASS: Weber - ✔✔Weber or Danis-Weber classification is used to describe ankle
fractures.
✔✔Barton's fracture - ✔✔Fracture of dorsal or volar lip of distal radius, often resulting in
subluxation of radial carpal joint into the fracture site.
✔✔Bennett dislocation - ✔✔lateral or dorsal displacement of the first CMC joint
✔✔Bennett's fracture - ✔✔"fracture of base of the thumb first metacarpal; oblique
fracture into the joint space of the 1st CMC joint "
✔✔bimalleolar fracture - ✔✔"involves inner or outer malleolus of ankle (a comminuted
fracture) - more than two fragments "
✔✔Bosworth fracture - ✔✔"fracture dislocation of the ankle, with oblique fracture of the
distal fibula arid displacement of the proximal fibular fragment out of fibular groove to a
place posterior and medial to the posterolateral ridge of the tibial "
✔✔Boutonniere's deformity - ✔✔"flexion contracture of the PIP joint that may progress
to subluxastion; deformity begins with a rupture or tear of the central portion of the
extensor tendon, becomes a fixed deformity; also called a Buttonhole deformity
✔✔Boxer's fracture - ✔✔"Fx of the 5th metacarpal - most common fx of the hand. Fx is
at base of the distal metaphysis; usually result of striking object with closed fist.
✔✔buckle fracture - ✔✔"Often an incomplete fracture with one distal cortical surface
appearing wrinkled by compression. Usually occurs in children.
✔✔bursting fracture - ✔✔"multiple fragments, usually end of bone - clasically fx of 1 st
cervical vertebra; also may be term for a tuft fracture, involving distal phalanx (tuft) of
any digit
✔✔butterfly fracture - ✔✔"usually involves high-energy force causing a comminuted
type fracture with one of the fragments resembling a butterfly.
✔✔Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - ✔✔"pain in thenar area, proximal forearm, elbow; waking
in morning with stiffness in the hand; numbness in thumb, middle and ring fingers. NOT
little finger (ulnar)
2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔CLASS: Ogden - ✔✔fracture with injury to all bone & cartilage components that may
affect growth
✔✔CLASS: Pipkin - ✔✔Classification used to describe femoral HEAD fractures
✔✔CLASS: Russell-Taylor - ✔✔high proximal femoral fracture
✔✔CLASS: Salter-Harris - ✔✔fractures involving physis in children
✔✔CLASS: Salter-Harris Fx Type 1 - ✔✔fracture going across the physis only
✔✔CLASS: Salter-Harris Fx Type 2 - ✔✔Fracture line going across the physis with a
portion through the metaphysis
✔✔CLASS: Salter-Harris Fx Type 3 - ✔✔fracture line through the physis and a portion
of the epiphysis
✔✔CLASS: Salter-Harris Fx Type 4 - ✔✔fracture line through the epiphysis, crosses
physis, and out the metaphysis
, ✔✔CLASS: Salter-Harris Fx Type 5 - ✔✔crush injury to the physis
✔✔CLASS: Schatzker - ✔✔Classification use to describe Tibial Plateau Fractures
✔✔CLASS: Watson-Jones - ✔✔tibial tuberosity fractures in children
✔✔CLASS: Weber - ✔✔Weber or Danis-Weber classification is used to describe ankle
fractures.
✔✔Barton's fracture - ✔✔Fracture of dorsal or volar lip of distal radius, often resulting in
subluxation of radial carpal joint into the fracture site.
✔✔Bennett dislocation - ✔✔lateral or dorsal displacement of the first CMC joint
✔✔Bennett's fracture - ✔✔"fracture of base of the thumb first metacarpal; oblique
fracture into the joint space of the 1st CMC joint "
✔✔bimalleolar fracture - ✔✔"involves inner or outer malleolus of ankle (a comminuted
fracture) - more than two fragments "
✔✔Bosworth fracture - ✔✔"fracture dislocation of the ankle, with oblique fracture of the
distal fibula arid displacement of the proximal fibular fragment out of fibular groove to a
place posterior and medial to the posterolateral ridge of the tibial "
✔✔Boutonniere's deformity - ✔✔"flexion contracture of the PIP joint that may progress
to subluxastion; deformity begins with a rupture or tear of the central portion of the
extensor tendon, becomes a fixed deformity; also called a Buttonhole deformity
✔✔Boxer's fracture - ✔✔"Fx of the 5th metacarpal - most common fx of the hand. Fx is
at base of the distal metaphysis; usually result of striking object with closed fist.
✔✔buckle fracture - ✔✔"Often an incomplete fracture with one distal cortical surface
appearing wrinkled by compression. Usually occurs in children.
✔✔bursting fracture - ✔✔"multiple fragments, usually end of bone - clasically fx of 1 st
cervical vertebra; also may be term for a tuft fracture, involving distal phalanx (tuft) of
any digit
✔✔butterfly fracture - ✔✔"usually involves high-energy force causing a comminuted
type fracture with one of the fragments resembling a butterfly.
✔✔Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - ✔✔"pain in thenar area, proximal forearm, elbow; waking
in morning with stiffness in the hand; numbness in thumb, middle and ring fingers. NOT
little finger (ulnar)
