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1. Define hammetoe, claw toe, and mallet toe - answer ht: mpj dorsiflex,
pipj plantarflex, dipj dorsiflex
Claw: mpj dorsiflex, pipj plantarflex, dipj plantarflex
Mallet: dipj plantarflex
2. 3 ht contractures - answer flexor stabilization, flexor sub, extensor sub
3. Flexor stabilization - answer most common
Pronated foot (flatfoot)
Flexors gain advantage over interossei
Quadratus plantae weakened results in adductovarus 4th and 5th digit
4. Flexor substitution - answer least common
Supinated foot >>>
Flexors overpower interossei
Weak triceps surae/deep posterior/lateral leg muscles (calc gait, tal etc)
,5. Extensor substitution - answer pes cavus foot
Neuromuscular disease (cmt etc)
Edl advantage over lumbricals
Bowstringing extensor
6. 5 w - answer wind (12-24), water (24) , walk (48) wound (72), wonder
drug
7. Congenital convex pes planovalgus - answer talus vertical, parallel to
long axis of tibia
Everted calcaneus
Navicular is dorsal to talus
Talocalcaneal angle is >40
8. Properties of calcium phosphate antibiotic beads - answer non
exothermic
Must use powder
Peaks at 3 hours and then elutes over 72 hours
120 day shelf life
9. Most common 5th metatarsal fracture - answer avulsion fracture
(about 50% of 5th met fractures)
10.Normal im between 4 and 5?
11.Normal lateral bowing angle? - answer im= 6.5-9.0
12.Bowing angle=2.6
13.What is the myerson procedure? - answer use of ehb in correction of
hav.
,14.What is biologic fixation? - answer
15.Stewart classification - answer 5th met base fracture
16.Benefit of ropivicaine over bupivaine - answer less cardiotoxicity, but
much more expensive.
17.Most common cause of peroneal spastic flatfoot? - answer tarsal
coalition
18.What causes a local anesthetic to have faster onset? - answer lower
pka
19.Where does the extensor apparatus originate/insert - answer there is
no specific area that it originates from or inserts
20.What is a geode in medical terms?? - answer a subchondral cyst
21.Insertion of edb - answer extensor apparatus near base of proximal
phalanx.
22.Changes to x-ray machine for fiberglass cast - answer increase ma by
1.5x
23.What motion unlocks the knee during gait cycle? - answer pronation
of the stj, this causes the femur to rotate laterally which will unlock the
knee
, 24.Which inhaled anesthetic is the most cardioprotective? - answer
isoflurane
25.What is the half life of heparin? - answer 6 hours
26.Difference between technetium and gallium - answer technetium
binds to hydroxyapatite and is seen in areas of high bone turnover.
27.Gallium binds to wbc's and is seen in areas of increased inflammation.
If used together, technetium should be given first.
28.Which asa class has 2-3x risk for post-op complications. - answer asa
class iii: specifically a pulmonary complication
29.How is lmwh excreted? - answer through the kidneys; should be
avoided in those with kidney failure
30.Which local anesthetic is lease likely to cause methemoglobinemia? -
answer marcaine
Although is is very rare for the other local anesthetics anyway.
31.What does exposure mean in medical research? - answer any factors
or characteristics that may explain/predict a certain outcome.
32.How do things provide osteogenesis? - answer lag screws and
dynamic compression plates.