Hand
Spine
Trauma
Shoulder & Elbow
Peds
100

Central slip disruption leads to this finger deformity

Boutonniere Deformity

100
Muscle that is most commonly weak in adult isthmic spondylolisthesis

EHL

100

Ways to increase stability of an external fixator (name at least 5)

  • ^ pin diameter #1
  •  ^ pin spread
  •  ^ # of pins
  • Dec distance b/w fx site and pin
  • Dec dist from bone to bar
  • Stack bars
100

Most common cause of PJI in shoulder arthroplasty?

A) Aerobic gram positive bacillus

B) Aerobic gram negative bacillus

C) Aerobic gram positive coccus

D) Anaerobic gram positive bacillus

D) Anaerobic gram positive bacillus

100

Describe the deformity in Congenital Talipes Equinovarus

  • Cavus (intrinsics, FHL, FDL)
  • Adductus of forefoot (Tib post)
  • Varus (achilles, tib post, tib ant)
  • Equinus (achilles)

"CAVE"

200

Demonstrate intrinsic tightness on exam

Cannot passively flex IPs while MCPs are extended

200

70F with gait instability and hand clumsiness with MRI demonstrating C4-C6 central stenosis and 13 degrees of kyphosis. Treatment?

ACDF C4-C6

200

Acetabular fracture most commonly associated with a sciatic nerve palsy?

TPW

200

How to decrease chances of scapular notching

Add to glenoid: Inferior tilt, inferior translation, and lateral offset

200

5M weighing 40kg sustains a transverse femoral shaft fracture. Treatment of choice?

Flexi nail
300

Name the lunate deformity in VISI and ligament disrupted

Lunate flexed, LT ligament disrupted

300

While reducing a sagittal plane deformity during a spine deformity case, you notice a 40% decrease in amplitude of transcranial MEPs and a 5% increase in latency. What do you do?

Proceed with case

50% dec in amplitude or >10% change in latency or >100V increase in threshold

Check anesthesia, reverse maneuver, wake up test

300

After fixing radial head, capsule around small coronoid fragment, LUCL, and MUCL, the terrible triad elbow fx/dl that you are fixing is still unstable...what's your next step?

Ex fix or hinged fixator

300

Treatment for young laborer with chronic massive rotator cuff tear with fatty infiltration of supra and infra and no GH arthritis?

Lat Dorsi transfer

300

Name that diagnosis: Radial clubhand + heart abnormality

Holt-Oram Syndrome

400

Deforming forces on proximal phalanx fracture

Interossei flex prox frag

Central slip extends distal frag

Combined: apex volar angulation -> extensor lag

400
#1 risk factor for lumbopelvic fixation failure in adult spinal deformity?

LL-PI mismatch > 10

400

Describe the Pipkin classification for femoral head fractures

I: NWB portion of head

II: WB portion of head

III: assoc'd FNFx (High risk of fixation failute & AVN)

IV: assoc'd tab fx

400

A collegiate pitcher sustains a MUCL injury of his throwing arm confirmed by MRI. What surgical technique is indicated?

A) Primary repair with braided suture

B) Primary repair with non braided suture

C) Reconstruction with figure of 8 technique

D) Reconstruction with using docking technique

D) Reconstruction with using docking technique

400

Describe the management of AIS (in relation to curve size and treatment)

  • <20°: observation ALONE
  • 20° to 45° (& flexible) in skeletally immature patients (Risser 0, 1, 2): bracing     
  • Progression to or >45° either before or at skeletal maturity: surgery

AIS: age 10-18

500
55F with h/o pain in multiple joints presents with inability to extend ring and small fingers. Diagnosis and pathogenesis?

Vaughan Jackson Syndrome d/t to RA. 

Progressive destruction of DRUJ leads to dorsal subluxation of ulna and attritional extensor tendon rupture

500

Name the 3 types of vertebral column osteotomies and the amount of correction achieved with each one

Smith-Pete: 10

PSO: 35

VCR: >45deg

500

Describe the blocks to reduction in an irreducible subtalar dislocation (medial and lateral)

Medial (lateral structures interposed): EDB, peroneals, T-N capsule

>more common


Lateral (medial structures interposed): PTT, FHL

>more commonly open
500

Describe how to determine if a humeral head lesion is on/off track

If HSI is < glenoid track: on track

If HSI is > glenoid track: off track

On track: HH lesion does not engage

Off track: HH lesion does engage

Glenoid track= 0.83(inf glenoid D)-glenoid bone loss

HSI: width of the Hill-Sachs lesion from its medial aspect to the rotator cuff insertion

500

What are risk factors for curve progression in infantile idiopathic scoliosis?

Cobb angle >25

RVAD >20

Phase 2 rib

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