DEFORMITY
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TRIVIA
100

Curve that corrects completely when the patient bends toward the convexity of the curve.

What is a compensatory curve?

100

Large tooth like bone in the cervical spine

What is the dens or odontoid process? 

100

In a sheep study IdentiTi demonstrated X times faster bone growth vs. 

What is 2x faster bone growth? 

100

Who defined the TLIF procedure? 

Who is Dr. Harms? 

100

What is the L5 nerve root and what is a spondylolysis?

100

Name this common surgical instrument 

What is a Leksell rongeur? 

200

The combination of these screws can protect the S1 screw from failure and increase the rate of fusion


What are iliac and S1 screws/fixation? 

200

Muscle groups innervated by a single spinal nerve level

What are myotomes?

200

SafeOp monitors SSEPs by stimulating ____ and recording ____

What are "stimulate distally and records proximally?"

200

The first spinal surgery ever performed 

What is a laminectomy? 

200

Name the film, view and type of vertebral body 

What is an axial CT of a lumbar vertebral body? 

200

relating to illness caused by medical examination or treatment vs relating to or denoting any disease or condition which arises spontaneously or the cause is unknown 

What is iatrogenic vs. idiopathic? 

300

This technique rotates the entire apex at once while applying counter torque in upper and lower levels.

What is en bloc derotation?

300

The 7 ligaments common to all spinal areas

What are ALL, PLL, Ligamentum flavum, supraspinous, interspinous, intertransverse and facet capsular ligaments?

300

Trajectory of standalone ALIF screw

What is 40 degrees?

300

This classification system has become the gold standard for sagittal alignment in adult spinal deformity 

What is the Schwab classification system? 

300

Define the imaging test and what it tests for

What is a myelography or myelogram that detects and diagnoses spinal disorders that cause myelopathy—or, spinal cord compression? 

300

Drew the first accurate description and illustration of the human spine

Who is Leonardo da Vinci?

400

An abnormal curvature of the spine that bends to the right. This is a form of scoliosis in which the curve bends away from the heart.

What is dextroscoliosis?

400

Network of nerves located on the posterior pelvic wall 

What is the sacral plexus also known as the lumbosacral plexus? 

400

Diameter of the Identiti C standalone screws

What are 3.5mm and 4.0mm screw diameters?

400

A form of decompression therapy that relieves pressure on the spine can be traced by to almost 3500 B.C

What is Spinal Traction? 

400

What is Sacral Iliac Joint and Ilium? 

400

Define the red area and procedure that uses it as a guide for access


What is Kambins triangle and TLIF? 

500

This inexpensive, low-profile and effective segmental fixation method is particularly apt for neuromuscular scoliosis since it provides load distribution in osteoporotic bone.

What is the Luque wire technique or sublaminar banding? 

500

Small ___ in the ___ in the cervical spine provide a passageway for ____ to carry blood to the ____

What is... Small foramina in the transverse processes in the cervical spine provide a passageway for arteries to carry blood to the brain? 

500

This product contains all 3 essential components of bone remodeling

What is AlphaGraft Cellular Bone Matrix?

500
Tigers wood underwent what type of procedure with this companys products

What is an ALIF with Centinel Spines interfixated device? 

500

Define the film, levels of stabilization, and the fixation system used. 



What are radiographs, L4-S1 and Medtronic PEEK Rod System? 

500

Scoliosis is derived from the Greek word meaning

What is crooked? 

600

spell it

What is Scheuermann's kyphosis? 

600

The longest nerve in the body 

What is the saphenous nerve? 

600

Invictus TL + OCT is cleared for use with this computer assisted image guidance system when paired as this screw system

What are Medtronics Stealth OARM and Solera? 

600

A versatile and side loading modular hook-and-screw system for translation (reducing the spine to the rod) correction emerged in the 1990s (name and company)

What was USS universal spine system and who is Depuy Synthes? 

600

Define this system 

What is the Luque trolley growing rod technique? 

600

The 3 static tests and 1 fatigue test included in ASTM F1717

What are static compression bending, tension bending and torsion? What is a compression bending fatigue test? 

700

Fusing a patient who is skeletally immature can result in this phenomenon

What is the Crankshaft phenomenon?

a progressive rotational and angular spinal deformity that can occur after posterior spinal surgery, has been reported in pediatric patients with idiopathic, congenital, and neuromuscular scoliosis.


700

Weight bearing bone of the hip

What is the acetabular sourcil?

700

Number of patient scans EOS can complete in 1 day

What are 150 scans?

700

British surgeon and scientist pioneered antiseptic surgery and preventative medicine 

Who is Dr. Joseph Lister? 

700

Define the anomaly and what it causes


What is a hemi vertebral body and congenital scoliosis? 

700

The slang term for needle nose pliers

What is "big black?"