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Orthopedic technician board prep exam with complete solutions 2024_2025.
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What cast has the arm at 90°, elbow flexed to 90° hand facing forward palm down.
- ANSWER- Airplane cast
What cast has the arm at 90°, elbow flexed to 90° hand facing forward palm down.
- ANSWER- Airplane cast
Fracture @the distal tibia the the growth plate and travels above or superior to
the growth plate. - ANSWER- Salter Harris #2
Name the types of traction. - ANSWER- Skin, manual traction and skeletal
traction.
Fracture through the growth plate completely, with the fracture line oblique. -
ANSWER- Salter Harris #4
Fracture @the distal tibia the the growth plate and travels above or superior to
the growth plate. - ANSWER- Salter Harris #2
Fracture distal tibia through the growth plate then angled down/lower inferior to
the growth plate? - ANSWER- Salter Harris #3
What do you need for skeletal traction. - ANSWER- Stinemann pins and Kirschner
wires
,A slipped fracture at the growth plate in the distal tibia? - ANSWER- Salter Harris
#1
Fracture through the growth plate completely, with the fracture line transverse. -
ANSWER- Salter Harris #4
Clinical union delayed until after 3 months. - ANSWER- Delayed union
Salter Harris Fracture #5 - ANSWER- compression fracture at the distal tibia,
affecting the growth plate. The ends are rMmed against each other.
dislocation vs. subluxation - ANSWER- Dislocation (a complete disruption of the
joint) and subluxation (a partial dislocation followed by relocation)
Fracture distal tibia through the growth plate then angled down/lower inferior to
the growth plate? - ANSWER- Salter Harris #3
Bulky Jones - ANSWER- a bulky Jones splint or dressing is used to push fluid
back into systemic circulation while keeping the foot and ankle in position
The location of the fracture can influence what? - ANSWER- Blood supply
Schatzker classification - ANSWER- tibial plateau fractures
A slipped fracture at the growth plate in the distal tibia? - ANSWER- Salter Harris
#1
Goniometer - ANSWER- instrument used to measure joint angles
Russell's traction - ANSWER- - Modified Buck's extension with sling under knees;
note risk of impaired circulation in lower leg
- Used for fractures of femur, hip, or knee disorders
Pavlik Harness - ANSWER- used for hip dysplasia in infants
Remove only to take baths
, Salter Harris Fracture #4 - ANSWER- compression fracture at the distal tibia,
affecting the growth plate. The ends are rMmed against each other.
Holstein-Lewis fracture - ANSWER- a fracture of the distal third of the humerus
resulting in entrapment of the radial nerve
Actual pulling force on an extremity is how much? - ANSWER- Double the applied
weight
Exsanguination dressing - ANSWER- dressing used for heavy blood loss
dislocation vs. subluxation - ANSWER- Dislocation (a complete disruption of the
joint) and subluxation (a partial dislocation followed by relocation)
peroneal nerve - ANSWER- Impulses to/from anterior leg and foot. it's significant
trauma is found on the lateral lower leg with broken fibula and drop foot suspect
damage to this nerve.
Max skin traction - ANSWER- 5lbs
Cortical vs Cancellous Screws - ANSWER- cancellous screws are self tapping
screws. cortical screws have closely spaced shallow threads.
Bulky Jones - ANSWER- a bulky Jones splint or dressing is used to push fluid
back into systemic circulation while keeping the foot and ankle in position
Gardner-Wells tongs - ANSWER- device for immobilization of cervical spine
injuries in which two sharp metal pins are screwed into the superficial layer of the
skull. they are then connected to hang in weights or other traction devices for
stabilization of the spine. they may also be used for definitive treatment of spine
injuries.
When the fracture is rammed into itself - ANSWER- Impacted fracture
Osgood-Schlatter disease - ANSWER- inflammation or irritation of the tibia at its
point of attachment with the patellar tendon
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