47 - orthopedics mcqs - 71 to 80

71 - ortolani's test is done for ?

a- congenital dislocation of the hip
b- similar to the second part of barlow's test
c- rheumatoid arthritis
d- traumatic dislocation of the hip
e- tuberculous arthritis

answer is a and b .

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72 - what is galeazzi sign ?

answer : in congenital dislocation of hip when the level of knees are compared with hip flexed to 70 degrees and knees flexed . there is lowering of the knee on the affected side .

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73 - which of the following is not the cause of osteoporosis ?

a- corticosteroids
b- alcohol
c- heparin
d- oestrogen therapy

answer is d .

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74 - turn - o - plasty is used in the treatment of which of the following tumors ?

a- osteosarcoma
b- osteoclastoma
c- osteochondroma
d- osteoblastoma
e- chondrosarcoma

answer is b . osteoclastoma also called as GIANT CELL TUMOR .

treatment options of osteoclastoma are:

a- curettage with bone grafting
b- curettage with bone cementing
c- curretage with cryotherapy
d- excision followed by bone grafting or turn o plasty or custom made prosthetic replacement .

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75 - positivity of rheumatoid factor in patients with rheumatoid arthritis ?

a- 70 %
b- 80 %
c- 90 %
d- 100 %

answer is b . 80 %

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76 - most common site of spinal TB ?

a- cervico thoracic
b- thoraco lumbar
c- lumbosacral
d- sacro coccygeal

answer is b . thoraco lumbar

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77 - senile osteoporosis will radiologically manifest only when greater than what percent of the skeleton is lost ?

a- 20 %
b- 30 %
c- 40 %
d- 60 %

answer is c . greater than 40 %.

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78 - following are giant cell variants except

a- aneurysmal bone cyst
b- chondromyxoid fibroma
c- brown tumor of hyperparathyroidism
d- glomus tumor

answer is d .---- a , b , c are giant cell variants

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79 - physaliferous cells ( large vacuolated cells ) on histopathology are characteristic of ?

a- chordoma
b- osteosarcoma
c- osteoclastoma
d- liposarcoma
e- chondrosarcoma

answer is a . in greek language physalis means a bubble . i still wonder y almost every word is derived from either greek or latin .

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80 - a diet deficient in calcium will most commonly result in ?

a- osteomalacia
b- hypocalcemia
c- osteoporosis
d- osteitis fibrosa
e- rickets

answer is c .

43 - orthopedics MCQs - 51 to 60

51 - the abnormality seen in rocker bottom foot is ?

a- congenital vertical talus
b- overcorrection of the CTEV
c- small calcaneum
d- presence of accesory navicular bone
e- amniotic constriction bands

both a and b are the correct answers.

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52 - infarction of the distal epiphysis of the second metatarsal bone is called ?

a- kienbock's disease
b- kohler's disease
c- freiberg disease
d- perthe's disease

answer is c. osteochondritis .

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53 - metaphyseal lesions commonly seen are

a- metaphyseal frxs
b- osteomyelitis
c- osteosarcoma
d- ewing's sarcoma
e- giant cell tumor

answers are a , b and c .

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54 - trendelenburg sign is seen in palsy of which nerve ?

answer is superior gluteal nerve .

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55 - accesory navicular is called ?

a- os trigonum
b- os tibiale internum
c- os tibiale externum
d- os navicular

answer is c . os tibiale externum .

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56 - blue sclerae and multiple fractures are seen in ?

a- osteoporosis
b- osteopetrosis
c- osteogenesis imperfecta
d- osteosclerosis

answer is c . osteogenesis imperfecta

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57 - rheumatoid arthritis most commonly causes ?

a- pericarditis
b- endocarditis
c- myocarditis
d- pancarditis

answer is a . pericarditis .

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58 - x ray features of osteosarcoma ?

a- sun-ray appearance
b- codman's triangle
c- soap bubble appearance
d- onion peel appearance
e- new bone formation

answer is a , b and e .

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59 - metastatic tumors are least common in ?

a- pelvis
b- ribs
c- small bones of lower limb
d- vertebra
e- skull

answer is c.

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60 - congenital dislocation of the hip most common in which race?

a- western race
b- negros
c- india
d- china

answer is a .