DEX IOT DAY 5 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
What comes in the InternalBrace kit? - ANS 3.5mm x 8.5mm SwiveLocks (2)
3.0 cannulated drill (Silver)
3.5 cannulated drill (Gold)
1.35 k-wires (3)
Tendon sizer 2mm, 2.5mm
2-0 FiberLoop with tapered needle
1.3mm SutureTape
What is the graph size for a scapholunate? - ANS Harvest a 2 mm to 3 mm slip of the extensor
carpi radialis Brevus (ECRB) tendon at its insertion of the base of the third metacarpal
What is the postop protocol for a scapholunate procedure? - ANS A forearm based thumb
splint 6 to 8 weeks, k-wires removed and therapy starts. Splint for another 6 weeks.
What are the drillbit options in the internal brace kit? - ANS 3.0- only tape
3.5- graft (gold)
What are the injury clinic actions for a thumb UCL? - ANS Valgus forces of the thumb
Gamekeepers thumb- chronic
Skiers thumb- acute
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, Stener's thumb- acute
What is the optimal thumb placement for the UCL? - ANS Flexed at 30 degrees
What is the postop protocol for a thumb UCL procedure? - ANS Splint
Mobilization at first post op visit 7-10 days after surgery
What size graft do you want to harvest for a thumb UCL? - ANS 2mm
What are the back table bailouts for a CMC? - ANS Button, 3.5 SwiveLock, DX FiberTak 1.3ST
What do you do if the FiberTak inserter bends in a CMC? - ANS Advance the guide to the far
cortex and advance the DX FiberTak
Hewson suture passer technique
What are the drill sizes for a CMC? - ANS 1.6 drill for FiberTak
2.7 (soft bone) 3.0 (hard bone) for SwiveLock
What are the benefits for the FiberLock - ANS Stronger fixation on the second metatarsal
Knotless
Single incision
Direct visualization
No button prominence
What is the anatomy for the proximal row? - ANS Scaphoid and Lunate (articulates with
radius and disc) and triquetrum
What finger do you aim at for a carpal tunnel? - ANS Ring
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ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
What comes in the InternalBrace kit? - ANS 3.5mm x 8.5mm SwiveLocks (2)
3.0 cannulated drill (Silver)
3.5 cannulated drill (Gold)
1.35 k-wires (3)
Tendon sizer 2mm, 2.5mm
2-0 FiberLoop with tapered needle
1.3mm SutureTape
What is the graph size for a scapholunate? - ANS Harvest a 2 mm to 3 mm slip of the extensor
carpi radialis Brevus (ECRB) tendon at its insertion of the base of the third metacarpal
What is the postop protocol for a scapholunate procedure? - ANS A forearm based thumb
splint 6 to 8 weeks, k-wires removed and therapy starts. Splint for another 6 weeks.
What are the drillbit options in the internal brace kit? - ANS 3.0- only tape
3.5- graft (gold)
What are the injury clinic actions for a thumb UCL? - ANS Valgus forces of the thumb
Gamekeepers thumb- chronic
Skiers thumb- acute
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, Stener's thumb- acute
What is the optimal thumb placement for the UCL? - ANS Flexed at 30 degrees
What is the postop protocol for a thumb UCL procedure? - ANS Splint
Mobilization at first post op visit 7-10 days after surgery
What size graft do you want to harvest for a thumb UCL? - ANS 2mm
What are the back table bailouts for a CMC? - ANS Button, 3.5 SwiveLock, DX FiberTak 1.3ST
What do you do if the FiberTak inserter bends in a CMC? - ANS Advance the guide to the far
cortex and advance the DX FiberTak
Hewson suture passer technique
What are the drill sizes for a CMC? - ANS 1.6 drill for FiberTak
2.7 (soft bone) 3.0 (hard bone) for SwiveLock
What are the benefits for the FiberLock - ANS Stronger fixation on the second metatarsal
Knotless
Single incision
Direct visualization
No button prominence
What is the anatomy for the proximal row? - ANS Scaphoid and Lunate (articulates with
radius and disc) and triquetrum
What finger do you aim at for a carpal tunnel? - ANS Ring
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