Surgery Practice

20 learning units • 10 questions per unit • 200 explained questions

Module 17 — Orthopedic Trauma & Limb Emergencies

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Question 01 • Single best answer

What should precede detailed fracture assessment in major trauma?

A. Measuring every fracture angle B. A rehabilitation questionnaire alone C. A routine outpatient appointment D. Assessment of immediate life threats

Question 02 • Single best answer

What should be documented before and after limb intervention?

A. Distal vascular and neurological findings B. Only the patient’s occupation C. Only dressing color D. Only the time of breakfast

Question 03 • Single best answer

What defines an open fracture?

A. Communication between the fracture and external environment B. Any fracture visible on radiography C. A fracture that hurts D. Every displaced fracture

Question 04 • Single best answer

Can a small skin wound represent an open fracture?

A. No, the wound must be large B. Yes C. Only if all bone is visible D. Never if bleeding has stopped

Question 05 • Single best answer

What is a suitable early principle for an injured limb?

A. Repeated unsupervised manipulation B. Blind wound probing C. Forced movement to test every direction D. Analgesia, appropriate immobilization and specialist assessment

Question 06 • Single best answer

Which issue is particularly important in open fracture care?

A. Ignoring the wound if the fracture is aligned B. Early infection-prevention measures and soft-tissue assessment C. Delaying all review until union D. Treating the radiograph alone

Question 07 • Single best answer

Pain out of proportion with pain on passive stretch suggests what?

A. Guaranteed uncomplicated recovery B. A painless chronic scar C. Compartment syndrome D. A normal response requiring no review

Question 08 • Single best answer

Do palpable distal pulses exclude compartment syndrome?

A. Yes, always B. No C. Yes, if the patient is young D. Yes, after any analgesia

Question 09 • Single best answer

An acutely swollen painful joint with markedly restricted movement raises concern for what?

A. Septic arthritis among urgent alternatives B. A normal finding in every athlete C. An isolated superficial freckle D. A healed fracture by definition

Question 10 • Single best answer

What is an important endpoint of fracture rehabilitation?

A. Radiographic union alone regardless of disability B. Permanent bed rest for all patients C. Absence of any follow-up D. Recovery of useful function and safe daily activity