FRACTURES
SPRAIN & STRAIN
SPINE & NERVES
RHEUMATICS
UPPER EXTREMITIES
100

Name this fracture:

Distal radius fracture with dorsal angulation after a FOOSH

Colles Fracture

100

A positive Lachman test indicates injury to this structure:

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)

100

Forward slippage of a vertebral body, often due to bilateral pars fractures is called:

Spondylolisthesis

100

Needle shaped, negatively birefringent crystals in synovial fluid indicates which condition?


Bonus: What are the crystals made of?

Gout


Monosodium urate

100
This syndrome is caused by the compression of the ulnar nerve:

Cubital tunnel

200

Name this fracture:

Presents with external rotation of the femur with shortening of limb length in adults

Femoral neck fracture

200

The Ottawa Ankle Rules recommend X-ray if there is bone tenderness at this location or inability to bear weight

Posterior edge/tip of either malleolus 

200

Severe low back pain, urinary retention and saddle anesthesia is associated with this condition:

Cauda equina

200

What are rhomboid-shaped positively birefringent crystals associated with?


Bonus: What are these crystals made of?

Pseudogout


Calcium pyrophosphate

200

A patient presents with a shoulder dislocation after having a seizure, what is the most likely direction of displacement?

Posterior

300

Name this fracture:

Base of the 5th metatarsal due to inversion injury - located at the metaphyeal diaphyseal junction


BONUS: What is the name of the fracture that occurs at the base of the 5th metatarsal d/t peroneus brevis tendon traction

Jones fracture


Pseudojones

300

Pain with valgus stress at at 30 degree knee flexion suggests injury to this structure:

Medial collateral ligament (MCL)

300

A positive straight leg raise suggests impingement of which nerve root levels?

L4-S1

300

What is the first line treatment of an acute gout flare in a patient with normal renal function

Indomethacin and/or NSAIDS


(Note: Colchicine takes time to work and is not considered an acute treatment)

300

What nerve is of greatest risk during an anterior shoulder dislocation?


BONUS: Where is there loss of sensation?

Axillary


Deltoid/Lateral shoulder

400

Name this fracture:

Radial fracture with ulnar deviation

Galeazzi fracture

400

This test is performed to determine if there has been a tear/rupture of the Achilles tendon:

Thompson test

400

Thenar atrophy accompanied by numbness of the thumb, index and middle fingers that worsens at night is caused by compression of which nerve?

BONUS: What ligament is cut to treat this?

Median nerve


Transverse carpal ligament

400

Fibromyalgia is characterized by widespread pain and this physical exam finding:

Tender points in >11 of the 18 specific sites

400

What is the terrible triad?

1. Posterior elbow dislocation

2. Radial head fracture

3. Coronoid fracture

500

Name this fracture:

A proximal fibula fracture associated with syndesmotic injury and deltoid ligament tear

Maisonneuve fracture


500

This injury - named after the past-time it is associated with - occurs when the ulnar collateral ligament is torn:


BONUS: What is the name of the lesion caused by the retraction of the ligament?

Skiier's thumb


Stenner lesion

500

What are the four Kanavel's signs?

Finger held in flexion, Fusiform swelling, Tenderness along the tendon sheath, Pain with passive extension

500

What is the name for the medical term/name for the joint most commonly affected by gout?

Podagra

500

This carpal bone, most commonly fractured after a FOOSH is at high risk of avascular necrosis:


BONUS: what workup (if any) is required after a negative injury

Scaphoid


Repeat x-ray after 7-10 days