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DEX IOT DAY 2 TEST NEWEST ACTUAL
EXAM 250 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS )
|ALREADY GRADED A+
True or False: The Posterolateral Fibula Plate (straight) includes
features in the plate to accommodate the Syndesmosis TightRope® button. - ANSWER- a. False
- Only the anatomical one has the tightrope feature
Which plate included in the Pilon Fracture Distal Tibia Plating System comes in a straight and anatomic option? - ANSWER- a.Posterolateral fibula plate
What is the main difference between a fx that is classified as an "ankle fx" and one classified as a "pilon fx - ANSWER- a. Pilon fx extend into the tibial plafond
- Intra-articular distal tibia fx (pilon)
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The large Combination Clamp found in the ArthroFX™ External Fixation System is designed to clamp on to all of the following EXCEPT: - ANSWER- a. Clamps onto:
- 4mm and 5mm Schanz Pins
ii. 6mm Transfixation pins iii. 11mm Carbon Fiber Rods
True or False: This Multi-Driver Adapter can be loaded on a
Universal Chuck w/T-Handle and used to tighten both 11 mm bolts on Large Combination Clamps as well as all the Schanz and Transfixation Pins that are included with the ArthroFX™ External Fixation System. - ANSWER- true
The common general term used to describe the type of external fixation construct applied to the ankle using the ArthroFX™
External Fixation System is: - ANSWER- delta frame
Potential advantages for the use of the ArthroFX™ External
Fixation System include: - ANSWER- a. Prevents further
damage to soft tissues and allows tissues to begin healing/swelling to attenuate which leads to improved health of skin and subcutaneous tissues
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- Minimally invasive which leads to decreased wound
- Applied rapidly
- Remote from zone of injury and proposed implant bed
- Provide bone and soft tissue stability
complications and allows access to wounds for debridement and dressing changes
True or False. For staged distal tibia fracture repairs, Arthrex® provides surgeons with external fixation (ArthroFX™) internal fixation (Ankle Fracture Management System and Distal Tibia Plating System) as well as biologics (JumpStart™ Antimicrobial Wound Dressing) to streamline operating room efficiency. - ANSWER- true
True or False. The closer the ArthroFX™ External Fixation System Delta-Frame is to the bone, the more stable the construct. - ANSWER- true
When applying the ArthroFX™ External Fixation System to the
ankle, the tibial Schanz Pins are most commonly placed: -
ANSWER- a. Anteromedial tibial shaft and out of the zone of injury or hardware placement.
- Medial to the anterior tibial crest
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ii. Angled directly anterior to posterior or slightly medial to lateral