Types of Hip Dislocation: Posterior Dislocation
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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?

  • 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?

  • Hyperextended and adducted
  • Shortened and internally rotated
  • Flexed, abducted, and laterally rotated (correct)
  • Extended and abducted
  • What deformity is associated with Coxa valga?

    <p>Increase in the angle between the head and neck of the femur</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why does congenital dislocation occur more commonly in the hip joint compared to other joints?

    <p>The femoral condyles are small and shallow in the hip joint.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the Shenton line in an x-ray?

    <p>It shows an abnormality in the femoral neck fracture.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is the knee joint considered a weak joint?

    <p>The articular surfaces are highly congruent in the knee joint.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which ligaments provide anteroposterior support to the knee joint?

    <p>Medial collateral ligament</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where does a femoral hernia occur compared to an inguinal hernia?

    <p>In the femoral canal vs. inguinal canal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the consequence of cutting the lacunar ligament without considering the obturator artery?

    <p>Damage to the femoral artery</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where is the femoral artery easily exposed for cannulation?

    <p>At the base of the femoral triangle</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What condition results from entanglement of the lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh in the inguinal ligament?

    <p>Meralgia paresthetica</p> Signup and view all the answers

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