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Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 16mins
What did this kid swallow?
His mother's earring.
A sprig/stud from one of his football boots.
Part of a fidget spinner.
A sherbet lolly with radiopaque food dyes.
What's going on here?
Severe loss of joint space in the medial aspect of the knee joint.
There's a fracture of the superolateral aspect of the patella.
Lucency is seen in the patella, but this is a normal variation.
Doesn't look like anything to me.
This dinosaur has fused bony plates all down its back. What is its name?
Spondylosaurus
Ankylosaurus
Taurus coproliticus
Gregg
What's going on here?
Following a prior fracture, the fibula has gone all wonky. (Posterior angulation)
There's a fracture in the distal portion of the patella.
Lucency is seen in the patella, but this is a normal variation.
Doesn't look like anything to me.
What's the function of the patella?
Protects the knee joint.
Gives people something fun to play with while their leg is in extension.
Provides leverage to the knee joint.
Nothing. It is a useless bone that everyone should hate, and its existence both confuses and angers me every moment that I draw breath.
The pes anserine bursa lies on the lateral aspect of the knee.
True.
False.
Trick question, there are both medial and lateral pes anserine bursae.
The pes anserine bursa isn't real, it's a conspiracy by the same corporations responsible for chemtrails.
Prophylactic pinning of bones can be indicated in the presence of lytic lesions.
True. It allows excision of tumours and strengthening of bone at the same time.
False. Surgery is invasive, and completely unnecessary trauma for a cancer patient.
True. Pathological fractures are difficult to heal, so strengthening bone prior to this happening is important.
False. Where western medicine has failed, herbal and natural remedies should be used instead.
You're scrubbing in for the FIRST surgery of the day; when do you stop washing your hands?
After 5 minutes.
After 10 minutes.
After 15 minutes.
After the consultant tells you to stop.
A fracture is seen here.
True.
False.
Ok... let's try again. A fracture is seen here.
True.
False.
In captivity, the Galapagos Island giant tortoise has been demonstrated to have a maximum lifespan of at least...
150 years.
160 years.
170 years.
The ferocious Galapagos island giant tortoise is too vicious and territorial to be held in captivity, hurtling toward any potential threat at a staggering 0.5 km/h.
The first hip replacements were made of:
A type of steel that leeched toxic metals into bone, destroying it.
Cadaveric hip joints.
Plaster of Paris, ivory, and glue.
Polished hardwoods like balsa, with metal reinforcement.
When putting in a joint prosthesis, sterility is even more important than most other surgeries. Why?
Baby boomers are the ones getting joint replacements now, and they're litigious as hell.
It keeps the cost of malpractice insurance down, which is more expensive for orthopaedic surgeons due to their "gung-ho" reputation.
Due to the increased size of prostheses used, there is generally an increase in bacterial load following surgery; this can accelerate formation of biofilms, etc.
Lack of blood flow in artificial joints means there is no significant immune presence, allowing unchecked microbial proliferation.
In M. Night Shyamalan's 2000 film "Unbreakable", starring Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson, what disease does Jackson's character suffer from?
Type 1 Progeria
Type 1 Achondriplasia
Type 1 Osteogenesis imperfecta
Type 1 Diabetes
In the famous movie series "Space Wars" every actor that has played R2D2 has/had which disease?
Pituitary dwarfism
Anchondroplasia
There was nobody inside R2, it was a remote controlled prop.
What do you mean "actor" who "played" R2D2?!
~75% of patients with an osteosarcoma...
are smokers.
are over 40.
are under 20.
have acromegaly.
Most patients with a chondrosarcoma...
are smokers.
are over 40.
are under 20.
have acromegaly.
To "make no bones about" something, i.e. agreeing with it and not causing a fuss, is a saying that originates from:
That advent of crematoriums, which was widely welcomed and allowed much simpler management of the deceased.
Early paleontologists who would often argue about the correct arrangements of bones, as assisting in the excavation itself was not considered "gentlemanly"
Complaining about finding bones in your soup, where there absence meant it was easy to swallow.
That's not a saying, you just made that up.
Listhesis, lithiasis, and lysis
Formation of calculi, slippage, breaking down.
Slippage, formation of calculi, and breaking down.
Breaking down, slippage, and formation of calculi.
They are all the same and we can use them interchangeably.
