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Example Question #1475 : Human Anatomy And Physiology
Osgood-Schlatter's is characterized by repeated avulsion fractures of which bone?
5th metatarsal
Tibia
Ilium
Ischium
Patella
Tibia
Although bony prominences on the other bones listed are common sites for avulsion fractures, Osgood-Schlatter's disease refers to the repeated avulsion of the tibial tuberosity, which can occur during growth spurts.
Example Question #2 : Help With Bone Injuries And Disorders
Following anterior dislocation of the humerus, the posterolateral posrtion of the humeral head can become injured. What is the name for this type of injury?
Bankart lesion
Reverse Hill-Sachs lesion
SLAP lesion
McLaughlin lesion
Hill-Sachs lesion
Hill-Sachs lesion
(Superior Lateral Anterior Posterior) SLAP and Bankart tears are injuries to the glenoid labrum. Reverse-Hill Sachs and McLaughlin lesion are synonymous, however they are injuries to the anteromedial portion of the humeral head, and are caused by posterior dislocation of the humerus.
Example Question #1477 : Human Anatomy And Physiology
A Monteggia fracture is an injury to bone?
Femur
Talus
Patella
Fibula
Ulna
Ulna
A Monteggia fracture is a fracture-dislocation injury that involves a fracture of the proximal ulna, and dislocation of the proximal radius.
Example Question #101 : Injuries And Disorders
Which of the following describes a grade V Salter-Harris fracture?
Fracture through the epiphyseal plate and epiphysis
Transverse fracture through the epiphyseal plate
Fracture through the epiphyseal plate, with small fracture through metaphysis ("chip fracture")
Compression injury to epiphyseal plate
Fracture extending from the epiphysis, through the epiphyseal plate, and into the metaphysis
Compression injury to epiphyseal plate
A Salter-Harris type V fracture is a compress ion injury of the epiphyseal plate. The other choices listed are type I is a transverse fracture through the epiphyseal plate. Type IV is a fracture extending from the epiphysis, through the epiphyseal plate, and into the metaphysis. Type III is a fracture through the epiphyseal plate and epiphysis. Type II is a fracture through the epiphyseal plate, with small fracture through metaphysis ("chip fracture").
Example Question #9 : Help With Bone Injuries And Disorders
An open-book fracture describes an injury to which body region?
Pelvis
Wrist complex
Cervical spine
Ankle complex
Elbow complex
Pelvis
An open book fracture is an injury to the pelvis. In this injury, the pubic symphysis is disrupted, causing the pelvis to look like an open book.
Example Question #4 : Help With Bone Injuries And Disorders
Which of the following diseases is not associated with damage to bones?
Osteogenesis imperfecta
Pott's disease
de Quervain syndrome
Paget's disease
de Quervain syndrome
Paget's disease is a bone disease characterized by rapid bone degradation, and rebound bone growth however, the bone is laid bone in a disorganized manner and is prone to further degeneration. Pott's disease is characterized by destruction of thoracic vertebra, secondary to tuberculosis infection. Osteogenesis imperfecta is a congenital disorder caused by abnormalities in type I collagen production, that makes the patient prone to fracture. de Quervain syndrome is also known as de Quervain tenosynovitis, and is characterized by irritation to the sheath covering the extensor pollicis brevis and abductor pollicis longus tendons.
Example Question #11 : Help With Bone Injuries And Disorders
If you read a patient’s medical history, and saw that she had gunstock deformity, which joint would you examine for this deformity?
Knee
Elbow
Wrist
Hip
Elbow
A gunstock deformity (cubitus varus) refers to a deformity at the elbow joint, where the distal forearm is deviated medially (compared to typical anatomical alignment). Conversely, if a patient's distal forearm is deviated excessively laterally, she is said to demonstrate cubitus valgus. Cubitus varus is most commonly caused by supracondylar fractures of the humerus. Fortunately, this deformity is largely cosmetic in nature, and causes few functional limitations.
Example Question #12 : Help With Bone Injuries And Disorders
You’re reading your patient’s medical history, and find he suffered a Monteggia fracture. Based on this information, which joint would expect to be affected?
Proximal radio-ulnar joint
Glenohumeral joint
Acromioclavicular joint
Talocrural joint
Proximal radio-ulnar joint
A Monteggia fracture refers to a fracture of the shaft of the ulna, and a concurrent dislocation of the head of the radius. Accordingly, this type of fracture-dislocation injury also affects the humeroradial joint (part of the elbow complex). This type of injury is often caused by falling on an outstretched arm, which could affect the glenohumeral and acromioclavicular joints as well.
Example Question #13 : Help With Bone Injuries And Disorders
Which of these refers to an avulsion injury to the thumb?
Pott’s fracture
Boxer’s fracture
Gamekeeper’s fracture
Mallet finger
Gamekeeper’s fracture
A gamekeeper's fracture refers to an avulsion injury at the base of the proximal phalanx of the thumb, secondary to a rupture of the ulnar collateral ligament of the thumb. Mallet finger refers to a rupture of one of the extensor digitorum tendons, at the distal interphalangeal joints. A boxer's fracture is a fracture of one of the metacarpals. A Pott's fracture is a type of ankle fracture involving the medial and lateral malleoli.
Example Question #14 : Help With Bone Injuries And Disorders
Which of the following injuries to the humerus occurs after an anterior dislocation of the glenohumeral joint?
SLAP lesion
Reverse Hill-Sachs lesion
Bankhart lesion
Hill-Sachs lesion
Hill-Sachs lesion
A Hill-Sachs lesion occurs after the head of the humerus abuts that glenoid rim of the scapula, injuring the articular cartilage, when the humerus is dislocated anteriorly. If the humerus is dislocated posteriorly, it can result in a reverse Hill-Sachs lesion. SLAP and Bankhart lesions are injuries of the glenoid labrum and thus, are not viable answers to this question.