Pg Blazer - Online Test Series 12 - Orthopaedics

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    Most common site of osteosarcoma is

    • Upper end of femur
    • Lower end of femur
    • Lower end of humerus
    • Lower end of tibia
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MCQ's in Orthopaedics. For more online tests, go to PG Blazer Online Test Series

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  • 2. 

    Meralgia paresthetica is due to involvement of

    • Medical cutaneous nerve of thigh

    • Lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh

    • Sural nerve

    • Femoral nerve

    Correct Answer
    A. Lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh
    Explanation
    Meralgia paresthetica is characterised by pain, tingling and numbness in lateral aspect of thigh. There is no motor deficiency. It is due to involvement of lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh.

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  • 3. 

    Bohler’s angle is decreased in fracture of

    • Calcaneum

    • Talus

    • Navicular

    • Cuboid

    Correct Answer
    A. Calcaneum
    Explanation
    Bohler’s angle is formed at the junction of:
    -line joining the posterosuperior part of the calcaneal tuberosity and the uppermost point on the posterior articular surface for talus
    -line joining the uppermost point on the posterior articular surface for talus and the anterior process of the calcaneum

    Normal value is 25-40°. It is decreased in fracture of calcaneum. (usually occurs in fall from height)

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  • 4. 

    About congenital torticollis all are true except :

    • Always associated with breech extraction

    • Spontaneous resolution in most cases

    • 2/3rd cases have palpable neck mass at birth

    • Uncorrected cases develop plagiocephaly

    Correct Answer
    A. Always associated with breech extraction
    Explanation
    Congenital torticollis is most commonly associated with breech extraction. But not always.

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  • 5. 

    60 yrs old male with bony abnormality at upper tibia associated with sensorineural hearing loss. On laboratory examination serum alkaline phosphatase levels are (440 mU/l) elevated and serum Ca and PO4 are normal. Skeletal survey shows ivory vertebrae and cotton wool spots in x-ray skull. Diagnosis is :

    • Fibrous dysplasia

    • Paget disease

    • Osteosclerotic metastasis

    • Osteoporosis

    Correct Answer
    A. Paget disease
    Explanation
    The age, clinical features and investigation findings are characteristic of Paget's disease.

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  • 6. 

    In patients with osteoarthritis of knee joint, atrophy occurs most commonly in which muscle :

    • Quadriceps only

    • Hamstrings only

    • Quadriceps and hamstrings

    • Gastrocnemius

    Correct Answer
    A. Quadriceps only
    Explanation
    Quadriceps is the most commonly affected muscle is osteoarthritis of knee.

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  • 7. 

    Which is not a deep heat therapy

    • Short wave diathermy

    • Ultrasound therapy

    • Infrared therapy

    • Microwave therapy

    Correct Answer
    A. Infrared therapy
    Explanation
    Infrared therapy is a type of superficial heat therapy.

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  • 8. 

    Rickets in infancy is characterised by the following except :

    • Craniotabes

    • Rachitic rosary

    • Wide open fontanelles

    • Bow legs

    Correct Answer
    A. Bow legs
    Explanation
    Bow legs appear only after the child starts walking - due to weight bearing effect.

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  • 9. 

    Pigmented villouodular synovitis most commonly affects :

    • Shoulder

    • Ankle

    • Knee

    • Metatarsophalangeal joint

    Correct Answer
    A. Knee
    Explanation
    It is a benign condition characterised by exuberant proliferation of synovial tissue. It affects synovial joints, tendon sheaths and bursae.

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  • 10. 

    Following are associated with CV junction anomalies except -

    • Basilar invagination

    • Odontoid dysgenesis

    • Ankylosing Spondylosis

    • None of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. None of the above
    Explanation
    All of the above are associated with craniovertebral junction anomalies.

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