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Mastering Humeral Shaft Fractures: Diagnosis & Treatment

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This topic focuses on ORTHOPEDICS HYPERGUIDE MCQ 751-800, Bone remodeling involves osteoclasts and osteoblasts, with calcitonin reducing osteoclast activity and estrogen deficiency increasing bone resorption via IL-6 expression. Androgens act on osteoblasts, preventing bone loss. Corticosteroids decrease bone mass by inhibiting protein synthesis and calcium absorption, thus impairing the formation and maintenance of the acellular amorphous material comprising bone matrix.

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ORTHOPEDICS HYPERGUIDE MCQ 751-800

QUESTION 1
After oophorectomy or menopause, bone loss per year is estimated to be:
1
0.3% to 0.5%
2
2% to 3%
3
5% to 10%
4
10% to 15%
5
15% to 20%
QUESTION 2
Estrogen deficiency results in which of the following:
1
Increased interleukin-6 (IL-6) expression
2
Increased osteoprotegerin (OPG) expression
3
Decreased IL-6 expression
4
Decreased receptor activator of nuclear factor âkB ligand (RANKL)
5
Decreased macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) expression
QUESTION 3
Androgens prevent bone resorption. Receptors for androgens are found on which of the following cells:
1
Osteoclasts
2
Osteoclast precursor cells
3
Osteoblasts
4
Osteocytes
5
Mast cells
QUESTION 4
Corticosteroids decrease bone mass through which of the following mechanisms:
1
Inhibiting calcium absorption in the intestines
2
Decreasing calcium excretion in the kidneys
3
Increasing calcium binding proteins
4
Increasing overall protein synthesis
5
Increasing bone resorption at high doses
QUESTION 5
Which of the following defines osteoporosis according to the World Health Organization:
1
0.5 to 1.0 standard deviation (SD) below age-matched controls
2
1.0 to 2.0 SD below age-matched controls
3
1.0 to 2.5 SD below age-matched controls
4
More than 2.5 SD below age-matched controls
5
2.5 to 5.0 SD below age-matched controls
QUESTION 6
Which of the following features is associated with type 1 osteoporosis:
1
Primarily occurs in patients older than 75 years of age
2
Female to male ratio is 2:1
3
Cortical and trabecular bone are affected
4
Low turnover osteoporosis
5
Related to estrogen deficiency rather than calcium intake
QUESTION 7
Which of the following features is associated with type 2 osteoporosis:
1
High turnover osteoporosis
2
Female to male ratio is 6:1
3
Loss of cortical and trabecular bone
4
Related to estrogen deficiency
5
Greatest bone loss in the first 6 to 10 years following menopause
QUESTION 8
Which of the following statements is false regarding the use of estrogen therapy to prevent osteoporosis:
1
Osteoblasts have estrogen receptors.
2
Estrogen modulates calcium absorption and renal excretion.
3
Estrogen decreases osteoclast activity.
4
Estrogen prevents osteoporosis in 80% of postmenopausal women.
5
The protective effect of estrogren therapy continues to prevent bone loss after therapy is discontinued.
QUESTION 9
Which of the following drugs is a selective estrogen receptor modulator:
1
Fosamax (alendronate sodium tablets, Merck & Co., Inc.)
2
Progestin
3
Aredia (pamidronate disodium for injection, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation)
4
Evista (raloxifene, Eli Lilly and Company)
5
Alendronate sodium
QUESTION 10
Which of the following mechanisms of bisphosphonate action occurs when a bisphosphonate is used to treat osteoporosis:
1
Increasing calcium absorption in the intestines
2
Decreasing urinary excretion of calcium
3
Stimulating osteoblast precursors
4
Binding to hydroxyapatite crystals
5
Increasing phosphate reabsorption in the kidney
QUESTION 11
Which of the following is a significant side effect of biphosphonates (e.g., alendronate):
1
Pruritus
2
Dizziness
3
Peripheral edema
4
Esophagitis and dyspepsia
5
Light sensitivity
QUESTION 12
Which of the following conditions is characterized by decreased osteoclastiCresorption of bone and cartilage with normal bone formation:
1
Type 1 osteoporosis
2
Type 2 osteoporosis
3
Osteopetrosis
4
Pagetâs disease
5
Secondary hyperparathyroidism
QUESTION 13
Which of the following is an effective medication for osteopetrosis:
1
Calcitonin
2
Alendronate
3
Fosamax (alendronate sodium tablets, Merck & Co., Inc.)
4
Calcium carbonate
5
Interferon gamma-1
QUESTION 14
Which of the following is the proper sequence when listing materials in order of increasing elastiCmodulus:
1
Cancellous bone, methylmethacrylate, cortical bone, titanium, and cobalt chrome
2
Cancellous bone, cortical bone, titanium, methylmethacrylate, and cobalt chrome
3
Methylmethacrylate, cancellous bone, titanium, cortical bone, and cobalt chrome
4
Titanium, cancellous bone, methylmethacrylate, cortical bone, and cobalt chrome
5
Titanium, cobalt chrome, methylmethacrylate, cancellous bone, and cortical bone
QUESTION 15
Which of the following areas results in latitudinal physeal enlargement:
1
Proliferative zone
2
Provisional calcification zone
3
Reserve zone
4
HypertrophiCzone
5
Perichondrial ring of La Croix
QUESTION 16
The abrupt appearance of which of the following collagens heralds the onset of ossification in the physis:
1
Type I
2
Type VI
3
Type X
4
Type II
5
Type IX
QUESTION 17
Which of the following zones of the physis is involved in Salter Harris Type I and II fractures:
1
Proliferative zone
2
Perichondrial ring
3
Reserve zone
4
Node of Ranvier
5
Zone of provisional calcification
QUESTION 18
Which of the following is the most likely origin for the greater medullary artery:
1
Lower cervical segmental
2
Middle thoraciCsegmental
3
Upper lumbar segmental
4
Upper thoraciCsegmental
5
Lower thoraciCsegmental
QUESTION 19
Enchondral ossification is responsible for mineralization in all of the following conditions except:
1
HeterotopiCbone formation
2
EmbryoniClong bone development
3
Callus formation during fracture healing
4
Cartilage degeneration in osteoarthritis
5
Perichondrial bone formation
QUESTION 20
Which of the following is true concerning cancellous bone:
1
It remodels through surface cells
2
It has low surface area
3
It has high density
4
It is organized in osteons and lamellae
5
It has a low metaboliCrate and turnover
QUESTION 21
Which of the following statements is true regarding metaphyseal cortical bone formation in a child with open physes:
1
Cortical bone is formed by intramembranous bone formation.
2
Cortical bone is formed by intramembranous and enchondral bone formation.
3
Cortical bone is formed by coalescence of enchondral trabecular bone.
4
Cortical bone is solely formed from the periosteal bone.
5
Cortical bone is formed from the groove of Ranvier.
QUESTION 22
Which of the following molecules influences embryoniCbone formation and fracture healing:
1
Indian hedgehog (IHH) and core binding factor alpha 1 (Cbfa1)
2
Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-B)
3
Platelet derived growth factor (PDGF)
4
Interleukin-1 (IL-1)
5
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)
QUESTION 23
Which of the following molecules are present in a hematoma after a fracture and aid in modulating cell proliferation and differentiation:
1
Indian hedgehog (IHH) and core binding factor alpha 1 (Cbfa1)
2
Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-B) and platelet derived growth factor (PDGF)
3
Interleukin-1 (IL-1)
4
Interleukin-6 (IL-6)
5
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)
QUESTION 24
Which of the following molecules play an important role in cartilage hypertrophy during growth plate development and ossification in fracture healing:
1
Indian hedgehog (IHH) and core binding factor alpha 1 (Cbfa1)
2
Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-B) and platelet derived growth factor (PDGF)
3
Interleukin-1 (IL-1)
4
Interleukin-6 (IL-6)
5
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)
QUESTION 25
All of the following factors are important to achieve primary osteonal healing during plate fixation except:
1
AnatomiCreduction
2
Rigid fixation
3
Adequate vascular supply
4
Moderate-to-high strain levels
5
Very low strain levels
QUESTION 26
All of the following factors increase the rigidity of an external fixator except:
1
Increased individual pin diameter
2
Increased pin number
3
Increased bone-to-rod distance
4
Increased pin group separation
5
Separating half pins by 45°
QUESTION 27
Which of the following graft types has both osteoinductive and osteoconductive properties:
1
Autogenous bone marrow
2
Coral-based hydroxyapatite bone graft substitute
3
Bone morphogenetiCprotein-2 (BMP-2)
4
Recombinant bone morphogenetiCprotein-7 (rhBMP-7)
5
Cancellous bone graft
QUESTION 28
Which of the following materials has mainly osteoconductive properties with little or no osteoinductive ability:
1
Autogenous bone marrow
2
Coral-based hydroxyapatite bone graft substitute
3
Bone morphogenetiCprotein-2 (BMP-2)
4
Recombinant bone morphogenetiCprotein-7 (rhBMP-7)
5
Cancellous bone graft
QUESTION 29
Which of the following materials has mainly osteoinductive properties with little or no osteoconductive ability:
1
Autogenous bone marrow
2
Coral-based hydroxyapatite bone graft substitute
3
Calcium sulfate crystals
4
Recombinant bone morphogenetiCprotein-7 (rhBMP-7)
5
Cancellous bone graft
QUESTION 30
Slide 1 Slide 2 Slide 3
A 65-year-old man has severe foot pain. His plain radiograph is shown in Slide 1, and a needle biopsy specimen in Slides and 3. The most likely diagnosis is:
1
Coccidioidomycosis
2
Pigmented villonodular synovitis
3
Rheumatoid arthritis
4
Gout
5
Tuberculosus
QUESTION 31
Slide 1 Slide 2 Slide 3
A 65-year-old man has severe foot pain. His plain radiograph is shown in Slide 1, and a needle biopsy specimen in Slides 2 and
3/. The most appropriate treatment for this patient is:
1
Irrigation/debridement followed by antibiotics
2
Chemotherapy followed by wide resection
3
Diphosphonate therapy
4
Nonsteriodal anti-inflammatory agents
5
ArthroscopiCdebridement
QUESTION 32
Slide 1 Slide 2 Slide 3 Slide 4
A 60-year-old man has severe knee pain. His plain radiographs are shown in Slide 1. His T1- and T2-weighted sagittal magnetiCresonance images (MRIs) are shown in Slides 2 and 3. A biopsy specimen is shown in Slide 4. The most likely diagnosis is:
1
Coccidioidomycosis
2
Pigmented villonodular synovitis
3
Rheumatoid arthritis
4
Gout
5
Tuberculosus
QUESTION 33
Slide 1 Slide 2 Slide 3 Slide 4
A 60-year-old man has severe knee pain. His plain radiographs are shown in Slide 1. His T1- and T2-weighted sagittal magnetiCresonance images (MRIs) are shown in Slides 2 and 3. A biopsy specimen is shown in Slide 4. The most appropriate treatment for this patient is:
1
Irrigation/debridement followed by antibiotics
2
Chemotherapy followed by wide resection
3
Diphosphonate therapy
4
Nonsteriodal anti-inflammatory agents
5
ArthroscopiCdebridement
QUESTION 34
Slide 1 Slide 2 Slide 3
A 55-year-old man has severe wrist pain with erythema and soft tissue swelling. The plain radiograph is shown in Slide 1 and a biopsy specimen is shown in Slide 2 and Slide 3. The most likely diagnosis is:
1
SeptiCarthritis
2
Osteomyelitis
3
Gout
4
MetastatiClung carcinoma
5
Tuberculosis
QUESTION 35
Slide 1 Slide 2 Slide 3
A 55-year-old man has severe wrist pain with erythema and soft tissue swelling. The plain radiograph is shown in Slide 1 and a biopsy specimen is shown in Slide 2 and Slide 3. Which of the following would be the best treatment:
1
Debridement and antibiotics
2
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications
3
External beam irradiation
4
Wide resection and wrist fusion
5
Thumb basal joint arthroplasty
QUESTION 36
Which of the following statements is true regarding gout:
1
Gout is more common in females than males.
2
Urate overproduction is the most common cause.
3
Gout is very common in heart transplant patients on cyclosporine.
4
The serum uriCacid level is always elevated in an acute attack.
5
Joint space destruction is an early radiographiCfinding.
QUESTION 37
Slide 1 Slide 2
A 9-year-old boy has a history of multiple fractures. He presents with left leg pain following a minor fall. His anteroposterior
(Slide 1) and lateral (Slide 2) plain radiographs are shown. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis:
1
Child abuse
2
Osteomalacia (rickets)
3
Osteopetrosis
4
Osteogenesis imperfecta
5
Leukemia
QUESTION 38
Slide 1 Slide 2
A 9-year-old boy has a history of multiple fractures. He presents with left leg pain following a minor fall. His anteroposterior
(Slide 1) and lateral (Slide 2) plain radiographs are shown. The most likely genetiCdefect would be:
1
FGF receptor 3
2
Type I collagen
3
Cartilage oligomeriCmatrix protein
4
Fibrillin
5
Type II collagen
QUESTION 39
Slide 1 Slide 2
A 9-year-old boy has a history of multiple fractures. He presents with left leg pain following a minor fall. His anteroposterior
(Slide 1) and lateral (Slide 2) plain radiographs are shown. Which of the following can be an effective pharmacologiCtreatment:
1
Diphosphonate therapy
2
Vitamin D and calcium
3
CytotoxiCmulti-agent chemotherapy
4
SystemiCantibiotics
5
Growth hormone
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