Orthopedic Treatment Methods Quiz

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What is a basic science concept supporting the use of electrical stimulation?

Generates electronegative potentials for bone formation (correct)

Reduces TGF-β and BMP's

Promotes angulation

Inhibits osteoinduction

Which of the following is a contraindication for Electrical Stimulation?

Stimulates neovascularization

Corrects angulation and deformity

Faster healing in fresh fractures

Synovial pseudoarthrosis (correct)

What is the purpose of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT)?

Stimulates neovascularization and cell differentiation (correct)

Promotes angulation

Induces bone resorption

Accelerates bone healing

Which treatment option is considered the 'gold standard' for promoting vascular ingrowth and healing?

Autologous Bone Graft Signup and view all the answers

What is an essential consideration when defining the operative strategy for nonunion treatment?

Location in the diaphysis or metaphysis Signup and view all the answers

Which treatment option involves a piezoelectric transducer generating an acoustic pressure wave?

Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) Signup and view all the answers

What is the key factor in the 'Diamond Concept' of bone healing?

Mechanical stability Signup and view all the answers

Which type of bone healing involves 'Relative Stability' of bony surfaces?

Secondary/Callus healing Signup and view all the answers

What is a common non-operative treatment option for bone healing that uses biophysical principles?

Electrical Stimulation Signup and view all the answers

Which bone graft type is often used with Electrical Stimulation as a treatment for bone healing?

Autograft Signup and view all the answers

What is a commonly used operative treatment option for nonunion of bone?

Compression lag screw fixation Signup and view all the answers

In the context of bone healing, which treatment modality involves the application of pressure to achieve stability?

Compression plating Signup and view all the answers

Which type of nonunion involves a reduction in blood flow from organisms consuming the nutrition to healthy bone?

Septic Nonunion Signup and view all the answers

What type of nonunion combines atrophic and hypertrophic characteristics, leading to incomplete callus formation?

Oligotrophic Nonunion Signup and view all the answers

In nonunion, which type is characterized by excessive motion and instability, leading to the formation of a false joint over a significant time period?

Pseudoarthrosis Signup and view all the answers

What plays a crucial role in encouraging osteoblasts for ossification to occur during nonunion treatment?

Compression and distraction Signup and view all the answers

Which nonoperative treatment option involves the use of electrochemical signals to impact cellular development?

Electrical Stimulation Signup and view all the answers

Which operative treatment option creates a mechanical and physiological environment that significantly influences subsequent lineage differentiation of stem cells?

Ilizarov frame application Signup and view all the answers

What should be considered regarding nonunion until proven otherwise?

Infection should be ruled out Signup and view all the answers

Which factor should be evaluated to optimize the factors contributing to bone nonunion?

Renal sufficiency Signup and view all the answers

What is a potential sign of infection that should be evaluated during the physical exam for nonunion?

Presence of sinus tracts Signup and view all the answers

Which lab workup aspect should be considered important in evaluating patients with nonunion?

Renal function tests Signup and view all the answers

What approach is recommended for the treatment of nonunion due to the emphasis on debridement?

Surgical debridement Signup and view all the answers

Which factor should be assessed during the patient work-up to identify potential risk factors for nonunion?

Smoking history Signup and view all the answers

What is the main concern with using electrical stimulation in nonunion treatment?

Synovial pseudoarthrosis Signup and view all the answers

Which treatment option for bone nonunion involves applying mechanical stress to generate electrical potentials?

Electrical stimulation Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) in bone nonunion treatment?

Microtrauma induced vascularization Signup and view all the answers

In the context of bone healing, what does autologous bone graft provide that makes it the 'gold standard'?

Viable osteoblasts and progenitor cells Signup and view all the answers

Which factor is crucial when defining the operative strategy for nonunion treatment?

Infections at the fracture site Signup and view all the answers

What characteristic is associated with hypertrophic nonunion?

'Relative Stability' of bony surfaces Signup and view all the answers

What is a key determinant of the treatment of nonunion of bone?

Diamond Concept Signup and view all the answers

Which factor plays a crucial role in encouraging osteoblasts for ossification to occur during nonunion treatment?

Cellular proliferation and differentiation Signup and view all the answers

What is a major characteristic of nonunion that involves excessive motion and instability?

Malunion Signup and view all the answers

Which type of bone healing involves 'Relative Stability' of bony surfaces?

Secondary/Callus healing Signup and view all the answers

In the context of bone healing, which factor is essential for osseous healing according to the Diamond Concept?

Mechanical stability Signup and view all the answers

Which type of bone healing involves 'Absolute Stability' of bony surfaces?

Direct/Primary healing Signup and view all the answers

What are the most important mediators having a direct effect on progenitor cells for osteoblastic differentiation?

Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) Signup and view all the answers

Which proteins are included in the transforming growth factor beta (TGFβ) family that have a significant role in osteoblastic differentiation?

BMP-2, BMP-4, BMP-6 Signup and view all the answers

Which cells are critical in guiding the proliferation and differentiation process of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) for callus formation?

Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) Signup and view all the answers

What encourages preferential MSC differentiation into osteoblasts during bone healing?

High oxygen tension at periosteal surfaces Signup and view all the answers

Which type of cells are activated based on the local fracture environment in the haematoma?

Endothelial progenitor cells Signup and view all the answers

What initiates periosteal osteoblasts to produce type 1 collagen leading to intramembranous ossification during bone healing?

Osteocalcin Signup and view all the answers

What type of collagen is initially laid down by chondrocytes in the central zones during endochondral ossification?

Type 2 collagen Signup and view all the answers

What serves the purpose of a 'natural' scaffold when there is good apposition of bone at the fracture site?

Necrotic bone Signup and view all the answers

What is defined as a fracture that is a minimum of 9 months post occurrence, has not healed, and has not shown radiographic progression for 3 months?

Nonunion Signup and view all the answers

In the context of bone healing, what type of bone matrix is mentioned as a treatment option when there is insufficient 'natural' scaffold?

Allograft bone matrix Signup and view all the answers

What is considered multifactorial and requires clinicians to consider multiple therapeutic interventions?

Nonunion Signup and view all the answers

What must be evaluated to determine fracture healing, as demonstrated by cortical bridging of the fracture lines?

Radiographs Signup and view all the answers

Which type of bone healing involves 'Absolute Stability' of bony surfaces and minimal interfragmentary strains of less than 2%?

Primary bone healing Signup and view all the answers

What is the major determinant of treatment in nonunion of bones according to the text?

Diamond Concept Signup and view all the answers

Which concept in bone healing emphasizes the importance of understanding the cause of nonunion to provide proper treatment?

Diamond Concept Signup and view all the answers

Which principle focuses on the differentiation and remodeling aspects in bone healing?

Remodeling principle Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary feature of 'Relative Stability' as related to secondary bone healing?

Cellular proliferation Signup and view all the answers

Which factor is NOT mentioned as a key element for osseous healing in the text?

Inflammation Signup and view all the answers

In nonunion, which type is characterized by incomplete callus formation due to a combination of atrophic and hypertrophic characteristics?

Oligotrophic nonunion Signup and view all the answers

Which type of nonunion involves a false joint forming over time due to excessive motion and instability?

Hypertrophic nonunion Signup and view all the answers

What type of nonunion typically has adequate vascularity but so much mechanical instability that the body forms a false joint over time?

Atrophic nonunion Signup and view all the answers

In which type of nonunion does a reduction in blood flow from organisms consuming nutrition lead to decreased new bone formation?

Oligotrophic nonunion Signup and view all the answers

Which type of nonunion forms a false joint over time due to sufficient biology but significant mechanical instability?

Pseudoarthrosis nonunion Signup and view all the answers

What type of nonunion involves excessive motion and instability, leading the body to be tricked into thinking there should be a joint present?

Septic pseudoarthrosis Signup and view all the answers

What type of nonunion is characterized by a reduction in blood supply to the fracture site, leading to bone resorption and thinning of the cortex?

Atrophic Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to a type of pseudoarthrosis where there is excessive motion and instability at the fracture site, leading to the formation of a false joint over time?

Pseudoarthrosis Signup and view all the answers

In which type of nonunion does the fracture site fail to develop a vascular network and is often associated with a lack of callus formation?

Oligotrophic Signup and view all the answers

What type of pseudoarthrosis is characterized by the presence of infection at the fracture site?

Septic Signup and view all the answers

Which term describes a nonunion where there is an excessive formation of callus at the fracture site, resulting in a robust but structurally unsound repair?

Hypertrophic Signup and view all the answers

Orthopedic Treatment Methods Quiz

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What is a basic science concept supporting the use of electrical stimulation?

Which of the following is a contraindication for Electrical Stimulation?

What is the purpose of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT)?

Which treatment option is considered the 'gold standard' for promoting vascular ingrowth and healing?

What is an essential consideration when defining the operative strategy for nonunion treatment?

Which treatment option involves a piezoelectric transducer generating an acoustic pressure wave?

What is the key factor in the 'Diamond Concept' of bone healing?

Which type of bone healing involves 'Relative Stability' of bony surfaces?

What is a common non-operative treatment option for bone healing that uses biophysical principles?

Which bone graft type is often used with Electrical Stimulation as a treatment for bone healing?

What is a commonly used operative treatment option for nonunion of bone?

In the context of bone healing, which treatment modality involves the application of pressure to achieve stability?

Which type of nonunion involves a reduction in blood flow from organisms consuming the nutrition to healthy bone?

What type of nonunion combines atrophic and hypertrophic characteristics, leading to incomplete callus formation?

In nonunion, which type is characterized by excessive motion and instability, leading to the formation of a false joint over a significant time period?

What plays a crucial role in encouraging osteoblasts for ossification to occur during nonunion treatment?

Which nonoperative treatment option involves the use of electrochemical signals to impact cellular development?

Which operative treatment option creates a mechanical and physiological environment that significantly influences subsequent lineage differentiation of stem cells?

What should be considered regarding nonunion until proven otherwise?

Which factor should be evaluated to optimize the factors contributing to bone nonunion?

What is a potential sign of infection that should be evaluated during the physical exam for nonunion?

Which lab workup aspect should be considered important in evaluating patients with nonunion?

What approach is recommended for the treatment of nonunion due to the emphasis on debridement?

Which factor should be assessed during the patient work-up to identify potential risk factors for nonunion?

What is the main concern with using electrical stimulation in nonunion treatment?

Which treatment option for bone nonunion involves applying mechanical stress to generate electrical potentials?

What is the primary function of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) in bone nonunion treatment?

In the context of bone healing, what does autologous bone graft provide that makes it the 'gold standard'?

Which factor is crucial when defining the operative strategy for nonunion treatment?

What characteristic is associated with hypertrophic nonunion?

What is a key determinant of the treatment of nonunion of bone?

Which factor plays a crucial role in encouraging osteoblasts for ossification to occur during nonunion treatment?

What is a major characteristic of nonunion that involves excessive motion and instability?

Which type of bone healing involves 'Relative Stability' of bony surfaces?

In the context of bone healing, which factor is essential for osseous healing according to the Diamond Concept?

Which type of bone healing involves 'Absolute Stability' of bony surfaces?

What are the most important mediators having a direct effect on progenitor cells for osteoblastic differentiation?

Which proteins are included in the transforming growth factor beta (TGFβ) family that have a significant role in osteoblastic differentiation?

Which cells are critical in guiding the proliferation and differentiation process of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) for callus formation?

What encourages preferential MSC differentiation into osteoblasts during bone healing?

Which type of cells are activated based on the local fracture environment in the haematoma?

What initiates periosteal osteoblasts to produce type 1 collagen leading to intramembranous ossification during bone healing?

What type of collagen is initially laid down by chondrocytes in the central zones during endochondral ossification?

What serves the purpose of a 'natural' scaffold when there is good apposition of bone at the fracture site?

What is defined as a fracture that is a minimum of 9 months post occurrence, has not healed, and has not shown radiographic progression for 3 months?

In the context of bone healing, what type of bone matrix is mentioned as a treatment option when there is insufficient 'natural' scaffold?

What is considered multifactorial and requires clinicians to consider multiple therapeutic interventions?

What must be evaluated to determine fracture healing, as demonstrated by cortical bridging of the fracture lines?

Which type of bone healing involves 'Absolute Stability' of bony surfaces and minimal interfragmentary strains of less than 2%?

What is the major determinant of treatment in nonunion of bones according to the text?

Which concept in bone healing emphasizes the importance of understanding the cause of nonunion to provide proper treatment?

Which principle focuses on the differentiation and remodeling aspects in bone healing?

What is the primary feature of 'Relative Stability' as related to secondary bone healing?

Which factor is NOT mentioned as a key element for osseous healing in the text?

In nonunion, which type is characterized by incomplete callus formation due to a combination of atrophic and hypertrophic characteristics?

Which type of nonunion involves a false joint forming over time due to excessive motion and instability?

What type of nonunion typically has adequate vascularity but so much mechanical instability that the body forms a false joint over time?

In which type of nonunion does a reduction in blood flow from organisms consuming nutrition lead to decreased new bone formation?

Which type of nonunion forms a false joint over time due to sufficient biology but significant mechanical instability?

What type of nonunion involves excessive motion and instability, leading the body to be tricked into thinking there should be a joint present?

What type of nonunion is characterized by a reduction in blood supply to the fracture site, leading to bone resorption and thinning of the cortex?

Which term refers to a type of pseudoarthrosis where there is excessive motion and instability at the fracture site, leading to the formation of a false joint over time?

In which type of nonunion does the fracture site fail to develop a vascular network and is often associated with a lack of callus formation?

What type of pseudoarthrosis is characterized by the presence of infection at the fracture site?

Which term describes a nonunion where there is an excessive formation of callus at the fracture site, resulting in a robust but structurally unsound repair?

In what type of nonunion is there minimal biological activity at the fracture site, resulting in a lack of callus formation and delayed healing?

What is a characteristic of hypertrophic nonunion?

Which factor distinguishes atrophic nonunion?

What is a common feature of oligotrophic nonunion?

Which term best describes septic nonunion?

What is a key feature of pseudoarthrosis?

Which type of nonunion presents with incomplete callus formation?

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