Compilation ACE DEX Tests
What portal is normally extended during a Tibiotalar Minimally Invasive Anterior Ankle
Fusion? - Answer -Medial
True or False: The home run screw is NOT optional - Answer -False
What vein do surgeons need to be mindful of during a Tibiotalar Minimally Invasive
Anterior Ankle Fusion? - Answer -Saphenous Vein
What biologic product can be used as an augment during a Tibiotalar Minimally Invasive
Anterior Ankle Fusion procedure? - Answer -AlloSync™
Which ankle movement does the Mini-open Anterior Ankle Fusion Plate resist? -
Answer -PlantarFlexion
What degree of dorsiflexion should the ankle be in when fixing the ankle with 2.4 mm k-
wires during the Tibiotalar Minimally Invasive Anterior Ankle Fusion procedure? -
Answer -Neutral
True or False: The Mini-Open Anterior Ankle Fusion Plate can be used for arthroscopic
or mini-open procedures? - Answer -True
How many plates are now included in the Ankle Fusion System? - Answer -7
True or False: When making the portal for the Tibiotalar Minimally Invasive Anterior
Ankle Fusion, it should be made medial to the Tibialis Anterior Tendon. - Answer -True
True or False: The Talus will usually need to be posteriorly translated to restore the
ankle's anatomic position during a Tibiotalar Minimally Invasive Anterior Ankle Fusion
procedure? - Answer -True
True or False: Locking screws, when fully tightened, squeeze or compress the plate
firmly to the underlying bone. - Answer -False
How would this type of ankle fracture be classified using the Danis-Weber ankle fracture
classification? - Answer -Weber A
, Which of the following features is not unique to the titanium Locking Distal Fibula Plate
as compared to its stainless-steel counterparts? - Answer -TightRope cut outs
When performing an ORIF of a long oblique fibular fracture employing a lag screw and a
locking third tubular plate, what is the correct order of screw placement? - Answer -Lag
screw, nonlocking screw in oblong hole, locking screw
Overall, the use of locking screws tends to make plate/screw constructs: - Answer -
More rigid
The key feature(s) to the Arthrex Ankle Fracture system is: - Answer -All of the above
Which is NOT a current screw option in the Ankle Fracture System: - Answer -4.0
locking
When placing a lag screw, what size drill bit is used on the near cortex? - Answer -The
drill should match the outer (major) diameter of the screw
Which is not one of the three bones that make up the ankle joint? - Answer -
Intermediate cuneiform
When transitioning the repair suture through the locking mechanism of the Knotless
FiberTak, the surgeon should - Answer -A). give one solid, abrupt pull to the shuttle
suture to advance it through
B). advance the shuttle suture with repeated light tugs
C). make sure the shuttle suture is coming through the same portal in which the anchor
was inserted to reduce friction
D). make sure the pull suture has been moved to a cannula at a different angle to the
insertion angle, as friction will help keep the anchor in place and reduce pullout.
E). A & D Only
F). B & C Only*****
Before converting the knotless splice on the Knotless FiberTak anchor, it is important to
clear the following suture(s) to help prevent twists or tangles between the repair suture
and the shuttle suture: - Answer -Retrieve the blue/white repair suture and the round
end of the shuttle suture together
The Knotless FiberTak consists of: - Answer -A). White/Blue #2 Coreless FiberWire
suture with white tapered tail
B). Shuttle suture made of #2 FiberWire and 1.3mm SutureTape
C). Shuttle suture made of 2-0 Fiberwire and 0.9mm SutureTape
D). #1 FiberWire suture
E). A&B
F). A&C*****
G). C&D
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