ABFAS BOARD EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 250 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A

ABFAS BOARD EXAM ACTUAL EXAM 250 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A

ABFAS BOARD EXAM 2026-2027 ACTUAL EXAM 250

QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS

WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS)

|ALREADY GRADED A

To test for muscle strength, what is used? - ANSWER- Specific Muscle

strength test

What is grade 2 muscle strength? - ANSWER- Movement with help of

resistance

Which of the following indicates a lesion in the corticospinal thalamic

tracts?

A) hyperreflexia

B) hyporeflexia - ANSWER- Hyperrelexia

Which of the following indicates lesion in lower motor neuron or

instrinsic muscle weakness?

A) hyperreflexia

B) hyporeflexia - ANSWER- B

What is Rossolimos sign? - ANSWER- Involves flicking the plantar

aspects of the toes distally. If flexion response then pyramidal tract.

Vibratory testing with tuning fork checks what? - ANSWER- Posterior

columns

What tracts are being tested when checking for pain and temperature? -

ANSWER- Lateral spinothalamic

What is associated with polydactyly? - ANSWER- Ellis van crevald

syndrome (chondroectodermal dysplasia)

What syndrome is associated with syndactyly? - ANSWER- Aperts

syndrome

What are two complications of jones tenosuspension? - ANSWER- 2nd

met transfer lesion and hallux limitus

Most common complication of Weil osteotomy - ANSWER- Floating

toe

Consequence of releasing deep deltoid ligament in clubfoot - ANSWERpes planus

Osteosarcoma most commonly will metastasize into? - ANSWERLungs

Sesamoid position in plantarflexed first ray - ANSWER- Anterior

(distal) to metatarsal head

Congenital vertical talus work up x-ray view - ANSWER- Lateral forced

plantarflexion

Following injection of radioactive leukocytes, an indium -111 bone scan

is performed after what length of time? - ANSWER- 24 hours

During diagnostic ultrasound what is the normal thickness of the plantar

fascia? - ANSWER- 4mm

What is the mechanism of injury for an anterior process fracture of the

calcaneus? - ANSWER- Inversion with the foot in plantarflexion

In progression of hallux valgus which tendon becomes the major

deforming force? - ANSWER- Adductor hallucis

Sliding of the calcaneus anteriorly on the talus when performing a triple

arthrodesis results in - ANSWER- Dorsiflexion of the forefoot on the

rearfoot, decreasing arch height

Hawkins sign can become evident as quickly as how many weeks after a

patient sustains a talar injury? - ANSWER- 6-8 weeks

Young's tenosuspension - ANSWER- Flexible pes planus with non

arthritic NC fault

Contraindicated in RIGID deformity

Hibbs tenosuspension - ANSWER- EDL slips are detached from

insertion, combined and reattached to the 3rd cuneiform or the base of

3rd met

EDB tendons are transected and reattached to stumps of distal EDL

stumps; 4th and 5th EDL are both attached to 4th EHB slips

releases buckling force at the MPJ's and elevates FF; indications=

equinus w/ or w/o clawtoes

in flexible deformities: anterior cavus and clawtoe deformities created

by extensor overpowering.

Reverdin osteotomy modification performed in the 1st metatarsal neck?

- ANSWER- Peabody

The Selakovich procedure is an opening bone graft wedge of which

structure? - ANSWER- Sustentaculum tali

for children with flexible pes valgus

Most appropriate for management of intraoperative vasovagal

hypotension, bradycardia, nausea? - ANSWER- Atropine