ABFM BOARD REVIEW: MSK EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2025/2026
- presents with an insidious onset of pain related to a recent increase in occupational or
recreational activities.
- Patients also often report weakened grip strength.
- point of maximal tenderness is 5-10 mm distal to and anterior to the medial epicondyle. -
ANS Medial epicondylitis- It is most often a tendinopathy of the flexor carpi radialis and the
pronator teres
presents with a history of vague anterior elbow pain and a history of repeated elbow flexion
with forearm supination and pronation, such as dumbbell curls. Resisted supination produces
pain deep in the antecubital fossa - ANS biceps tendinopathy
neuropathy of the ulnar nerve caused by compression or traction as it passes
through the cubital tunnel of the medial elbow
- usually accompanied by numbness and tingling in the ulnar border
of the forearm and hand. If it has existed for some time, the intrinsic hand muscle may become
weak - ANS cubital tunnel syndrome
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2025/2026
- presents with an insidious onset of pain related to a recent increase in occupational or
recreational activities.
- Patients also often report weakened grip strength.
- point of maximal tenderness is 5-10 mm distal to and anterior to the medial epicondyle. -
ANS Medial epicondylitis- It is most often a tendinopathy of the flexor carpi radialis and the
pronator teres
presents with a history of vague anterior elbow pain and a history of repeated elbow flexion
with forearm supination and pronation, such as dumbbell curls. Resisted supination produces
pain deep in the antecubital fossa - ANS biceps tendinopathy
neuropathy of the ulnar nerve caused by compression or traction as it passes
through the cubital tunnel of the medial elbow
- usually accompanied by numbness and tingling in the ulnar border
of the forearm and hand. If it has existed for some time, the intrinsic hand muscle may become
weak - ANS cubital tunnel syndrome
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.