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skeletal pathology quiz stack 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Smith fracture | fx of the distal radius with anterior displacement |
| What fat pad is most common seen with an elbow fx and in what view? | the posteroir fat pad on a lateral view. |
| On a normal lateral elbow, (without fx) what fat pad is barely visible? | anterior, posterior should not be seen. |
| Open reduction | surgical manipulation or fixture. |
| Malunion | fx healing in a faulty position which impairs function |
| SNAT | “suspected non-accidental trauma” |
| What makes up the anterior column of the spine? | vertebral bodies, intervertebral disks, and anterior/posterior longitudinal ligaments |
| What makes up the posterior column of the spine? | facets, zygapophseal joints, pedicles, laminae, spinous processes, and ligaments. |
| If 1-2 columns of the spine are intact the spine is considered: | stable |
| Jeferson fracture | comminuted fx of the ring of the atlas |
| Hangman’s fracture | anterior subluxation of C2 on C3 associated with acute hyperextension |
| Spondylolysis | cleft or indentation of the pars interarticularis |
| Spondylolisthesis | cleft or indentation of the pars interarticularis with anterior displacement |
| Fx through the neck of the scotty dog: | spondylolisthesis |
| Metabolic bone diseases include: | osteoporosis, osteomalacia, rickets, gout, ischemic necrosis, and paget’s disease |
| Benign bone tumors include: | osteochondroma, enchochondroma, osteoclastoma, bone cyst. |
| Malignant bone tumors include: | osteogrnic sarcoma, chondrosarcoma, multiple myeloma |