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Which type of dislocation accounts for 90% of hip dislocations?
Which type of dislocation accounts for 90% of hip dislocations?
- Medial dislocation
- Posterior dislocation (correct)
- Anterior dislocation
- Lateral dislocation
What is a common consequence of posterior dislocation of the hip joint?
What is a common consequence of posterior dislocation of the hip joint?
- Injury to the sciatic nerve (correct)
- Rupture of the Achilles tendon
- Injury to the patellar tendon
- Dislocation of the knee joint
What characterizes the affected limb in anterior dislocations?
What characterizes the affected limb in anterior dislocations?
- Hyperextended and adducted
- Shortened and internally rotated
- Flexed, abducted, and laterally rotated (correct)
- Extended and abducted
What deformity is associated with Coxa valga?
What deformity is associated with Coxa valga?
Why does congenital dislocation occur more commonly in the hip joint compared to other joints?
Why does congenital dislocation occur more commonly in the hip joint compared to other joints?
What is the significance of the Shenton line in an x-ray?
What is the significance of the Shenton line in an x-ray?
Why is the knee joint considered a weak joint?
Why is the knee joint considered a weak joint?
Which ligaments provide anteroposterior support to the knee joint?
Which ligaments provide anteroposterior support to the knee joint?
Where does a femoral hernia occur compared to an inguinal hernia?
Where does a femoral hernia occur compared to an inguinal hernia?
What is the consequence of cutting the lacunar ligament without considering the obturator artery?
What is the consequence of cutting the lacunar ligament without considering the obturator artery?
Where is the femoral artery easily exposed for cannulation?
Where is the femoral artery easily exposed for cannulation?
What condition results from entanglement of the lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh in the inguinal ligament?
What condition results from entanglement of the lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh in the inguinal ligament?
