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16 Cards in this Set
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What is the preferred treatment for unimalleolar Weber A (Lauge—Hansen
supination—adduction) and Weber B (supination—external rotation;pronation—abduction) fractures? |
Weight bearing as tolerated
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A malreduction with 1 mm of talar shift leads to what change in tibiotalar contact area?
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42% decrease in contact area
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What ligament tends to pull the posterior malleolus fracture fragment
into reduction with traction? |
PITFL
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According to the Boden study, if the fibular fracture is within _ cm of the ankle joint, there is a very low likelihood of associated syndesmotic ,
injury |
4.5
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What fibular approach is least likely to result in superlicial peroneal nerve
injury? |
Posterolateral approach
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How do posterior antiglide plate outcomes compare with those of lateral fibular plates?
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Equivalent
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What complication occurs more frequently with posterior antiglide plating?
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Peroneal nerve irritation
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What is the preferred treatment ofmedial malleolar fracture above the plafond?
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Open reduction with internal fixation (ORIF)
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How long after ankle ORIF does functional improvement continue?
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2 years
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How long after ORIF has normal braking ability returned?
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9 weeks
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What is the most common injury mechanism resulting in talar OCD lesions?
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Inversion injury
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ln general, what are the three characteristics of lateral talar lesions?
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Traumatic
Shallow Anterior |
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What are the three typical characteristics of medial lesions?
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Atraumatic
Deeper More posterior |
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Wafer procedures are generally performed for OCD lesions in which location?
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Lateral
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A cup procedure is best for OCD lesions in which location?
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Medial
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What finding is a poor prognostic factor for response to drilling?
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Presence of cysts
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