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Ortho surgery by dr. simpson mason
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10/07/2011

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bone, cartilage, tendons, ligaments and neurovascular strutures are components of the
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musculoskeletal system
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The skeletal system develops via a process known as ossification, in which bones are created from preexisting mesoderm. By which of the following processes do the long bones ossify?
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Osteoblasts deposit minerals over a hyaline cartilage mold
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bone forms directly from mesoderm
Frontal, parietal, maxilla, zygomatic, mandible
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Intramembranous ossification
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mesoderm> cartilage model> bone forms at 1 ossif. ctr.
Long bones, sphenoid, ethmoid vertebrae, sternum ribs
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Endochondral ossification
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what makes bones visible
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the calcium
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fracture healing requires what type of blood supply
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highly vascular
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the enzyme that is used by osteoclasts to break down bone
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carbonic anhydrase
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the steps of fracture healing involving endochondral ossification.
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1. Inflammation
2. Repair- soft callus(cartilage), hard callus (bone)
3. remodeling
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OSTEOCLASTS HAVE RECEPTORS FOR ONLY….
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calcitonin
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when do women reach bone maturity and what is it?
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maturity is the closing of the epiphyseal plates and for women they reach maturity 2 years after the onset of menstruation
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the 4 parts of a bone
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1. physis
2. epiphysis
3. metaphysis
4. diaphysis
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the part of the bone that is covered with cartilage
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epiphysis
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if a fracture involving the epiphysis is not corrected surgically what can result
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a step off
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a hip problem that can occur in heavy set children can cause hip and knee pain
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slip capital femural epiphysis
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) A 13-month old boy is admitted to the hospital with a broken tibia. This is the pt’s 4th broken bone. On PE, there are multiple poorly healing wounds on his limbs; he also has a blue tint to his sclerae. The pt is diagnosed with the most popular form of this disease. Which of the following would also most likely be affected?
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Bone, tendons, skin
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bone and annulus fibrosis
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type I collagen
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nucleus pulposus
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type II collagen
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basement membrane
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type IV collagen
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acts like the glue holding things together
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type X collagen
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an autosomal dominant defect in type I collagen synthesis
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osteogenesis imperfecta
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during physical examination yo must
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disrobe the patient
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the radiograph must be from
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at least 2 viewpoints
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3 types of fractures
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transverse, oblique, and comminuted
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the biceps test
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C5
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wrist extension tests
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C6
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wrist flexion tests
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C7
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finger flexion tests
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C8
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finger abduction tests
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T1
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GREAT TOE EXTENSION
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L5
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ankle plantarflexion
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S1
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ankle dorsiflexion
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L4
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knee extension
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L3
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hip flesion
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L2
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An otherwise healthy infant boy born via a vaginal delivery has an abnormal appearance of his right upper limb. His arm hangs by his side, pronated and medially rotated. Which of the following muscles is still functioning in this patient?
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the triceps because the arm is protonated. the child has erb-duchenne palsy
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) A 45 yr old computer programmer notices atrophy and weakness of his thumb. Labs reveal inc. ESR and WBCs. Sensation to which of the following cutaneous areas is likely to be decreased?
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palmar ascpect of the 2nd digit
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Physical examination of what nerve should be performed and documented prior to and after reduction of an anterior shoulder dislocation?
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Status of the axillary nerve
Posterior cord of the brachial plexus
C5, C6 &C7 motor contribution- shoulder abduction
Sensation over lateral aspect of the shoulder (deltoid
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Physical examination of what nerve should be performed and documented prior to and after reduction of an anterior shoulder dislocation?
Definition
Status of the axillary nerve
Posterior cord of the brachial plexus
C5, C6 &C7 motor contribution- shoulder abduction
Sensation over lateral aspect of the shoulder (deltoid
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