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