ABFAS BOARD EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 250 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A
ABFAS BOARD EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 250
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A
To test for muscle strength, what is used? - ANSWER- Specific Muscle
strength test
What is grade 2 muscle strength? - ANSWER- Movement with help of
resistance
Which of the following indicates a lesion in the corticospinal thalamic
tracts?
A) hyperreflexia
B) hyporeflexia - ANSWER- Hyperrelexia
Which of the following indicates lesion in lower motor neuron or
instrinsic muscle weakness?
A) hyperreflexia
B) hyporeflexia - ANSWER- B
What is Rossolimos sign? - ANSWER- Involves flicking the plantar
aspects of the toes distally. If flexion response then pyramidal tract.
Vibratory testing with tuning fork checks what? - ANSWER- Posterior
columns
What tracts are being tested when checking for pain and temperature? -
ANSWER- Lateral spinothalamic
What is associated with polydactyly? - ANSWER- Ellis van crevald
syndrome (chondroectodermal dysplasia)
What syndrome is associated with syndactyly? - ANSWER- Aperts
syndrome
What are two complications of jones tenosuspension? - ANSWER- 2nd
met transfer lesion and hallux limitus
Most common complication of Weil osteotomy - ANSWER- Floating
toe
Consequence of releasing deep deltoid ligament in clubfoot - ANSWERpes planus
Osteosarcoma most commonly will metastasize into? - ANSWERLungs
Sesamoid position in plantarflexed first ray - ANSWER- Anterior
(distal) to metatarsal head
Congenital vertical talus work up x-ray view - ANSWER- Lateral forced
plantarflexion
Following injection of radioactive leukocytes, an indium -111 bone scan
is performed after what length of time? - ANSWER- 24 hours
During diagnostic ultrasound what is the normal thickness of the plantar
fascia? - ANSWER- 4mm
What is the mechanism of injury for an anterior process fracture of the
calcaneus? - ANSWER- Inversion with the foot in plantarflexion
In progression of hallux valgus which tendon becomes the major
deforming force? - ANSWER- Adductor hallucis
Sliding of the calcaneus anteriorly on the talus when performing a triple
arthrodesis results in - ANSWER- Dorsiflexion of the forefoot on the
rearfoot, decreasing arch height
Hawkins sign can become evident as quickly as how many weeks after a
patient sustains a talar injury? - ANSWER- 6-8 weeks
Young's tenosuspension - ANSWER- Flexible pes planus with non
arthritic NC fault
Contraindicated in RIGID deformity
Hibbs tenosuspension - ANSWER- EDL slips are detached from
insertion, combined and reattached to the 3rd cuneiform or the base of
3rd met
EDB tendons are transected and reattached to stumps of distal EDL
stumps; 4th and 5th EDL are both attached to 4th EHB slips
releases buckling force at the MPJ's and elevates FF; indications=
equinus w/ or w/o clawtoes
in flexible deformities: anterior cavus and clawtoe deformities created
by extensor overpowering.
Reverdin osteotomy modification performed in the 1st metatarsal neck?
- ANSWER- Peabody
The Selakovich procedure is an opening bone graft wedge of which
structure? - ANSWER- Sustentaculum tali
for children with flexible pes valgus
Most appropriate for management of intraoperative vasovagal
hypotension, bradycardia, nausea? - ANSWER- Atropine
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