5. Sports Medicine MCQs

Which of the following is a specific component of the Instability Severity Index Score (ISIS), utilized to predict the risk of recurrent instability after an arthroscopic Bankart repair?

A 22-year-old collegiate baseball pitcher presents with vague posterior shoulder pain. Physical examination shows a Glenohumeral Internal Rotation Deficit (GIRD) of 25 degrees compared to the contralateral side. The primary anatomic structure responsible for this finding is:

A 50-year-old male presents with anterior shoulder pain after a fall. He has a positive "belly-press" test. Which of the following physical examination findings would also most likely be positive in this patient?

A 29-year-old professional volleyball player presents with painless weakness of external rotation of the shoulder. Examination reveals isolated atrophy of the infraspinatus fossa. The supraspinatus strength and muscle bulk are normal. The most likely site of nerve compression is:

A 22-year-old collegiate rugby player presents with recurrent anterior shoulder dislocations. Imaging reveals a 25% anterior glenoid bone loss defect. Which of the following is the most appropriate surgical intervention?

A 48-year-old heavy laborer presents with deep anterior shoulder pain. MRI confirms an isolated Type II SLAP tear. Nonoperative management has failed after 6 months. What is the most appropriate surgical management?

A 35-year-old elite volleyball player complains of vague posterior shoulder pain and isolated weakness in external rotation. Examination shows atrophy of the infraspinatus with a normal supraspinatus. Where is the most likely location of nerve entrapment?

A patient presents with vague posterior shoulder pain and isolated atrophy of the teres minor. An MRI demonstrates quadrilateral space syndrome. Which of the following correctly defines the borders of the quadrilateral space?

During arthroscopy, a surgeon identifies a complete full-thickness tear of the upper border of the subscapularis tendon. This pathology is most frequently associated with the disruption and subsequent subluxation or dislocation of which of the following structures?

Which of the following bone graft options definitively possesses osteoconductive, osteoinductive, and osteogenic properties?

In understanding the biomechanics of the native anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), the anteromedial (AM) bundle is most taut in which of the following knee positions?

Which of the following bone graft materials possesses osteoconductive, osteoinductive, and osteogenic properties?

Which of the following bone graft substitutes is considered osteoinductive, osteoconductive, and osteogenic?

A 32-year-old volleyball player has weakness in external rotation of the shoulder. Examination reveals isolated atrophy of the infraspinatus without supraspinatus involvement. Entrapment of the suprascapular nerve at the spinoglenoid notch is typically associated with which of the following?

A 30-year-old swimmer undergoes shoulder arthroscopy for instability. The surgeon evaluates the rotator interval, an anatomical space in the anterior shoulder. Which of the following tendons forms the inferior border of the rotator interval?

During an arthroscopic procedure for adhesive capsulitis, the surgeon releases the structures within the rotator interval. Which of the following anatomic structures forms the superior border of this interval?

During knee flexion, what is the normal biomechanical tension pattern of the anteromedial (AM) and posterolateral (PL) bundles of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)?

The ligaments of Humphry and Wrisberg are accessory meniscofemoral ligaments. The ligament of Wrisberg is characterized anatomically as running from the:

During the Latarjet procedure for recurrent anterior shoulder instability, the musculocutaneous nerve is at risk. It typically pierces the coracobrachialis muscle at what average distance distal to the tip of the coracoid process?