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1
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Disc prolapse causing sciatica management

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Conservative treatment (NSAID)
Consider surgery if not resolving after 3 months
2
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When would you operate on a flat foot?

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If rigid and painful with tarsal coalition (bony connection)

3
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When would you do an MRI for back pain?

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Only if red flags or considering surgery (non-resolving sciatica, spinal stenosis)

4
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Tibialis posterior dysfunction management

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Physiotherapy
Insole
NOT steroid injections
Bespoke footwear
Last line is surgery
5
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Plantar fasciitis management

A
NSAIDs
Night splints
Taping
Heel cups or medial arch supports
Physio
Steroid injection
Can do surgery (but not usually)
6
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Hallux valgus management

A

Shoe modifications, padding

Operative (only if pain, lesser toe deformities, functional limitation or other complications)

7
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Management of mortons neuroma

A
Non operative (insoles, injections)
Operative (excise)
8
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Management of achilles tendonitis

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Activity modification/analgesia
NSAIDs
Shockwave therapy
Orthotics
Physio
Surgery
9
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Management of achilles tendon rupture

A

Operative repair
Non-operative (casting)

Similar efficacy

10
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Claw, hammer and mallet toe management

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Surgery (tenotomies, tendon transfer, fusions or amputation)

11
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Ankle fracture management

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Stable - cast/moon boot

Unstable - ORIF

12
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Lisfranc fracture management

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ORIF

13
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Femeroacetabular impingement syndrome (FAI) investigations

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Radiographs
CT
MRI (labrum damage and bony oedema)

14
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FAI CAM deformity management

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Observation if asymptomatic

Arthroscopic/open surgery to remove CAM/debride labral tears

15
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FAI pincer impingement management

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Peri-acetabular osteotomy/debride labral tears in pincer impingement

16
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FAI in older patients with secondary OA management

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Arthroplasty

17
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AVN investigations

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Radiographs (normal in early disease)
MRI

Shows hanging rope sign (slcerotic line through femoral head/neck)

18
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Management of AVN with no permanent changes to geography of femoral head

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Bisphosphonates
Core decompression/bone grafting
Curretage and bone grafting
Vascularised fibular bone graft

19
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Management of AVN with permanent changes to geography of femoral head

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Rotational osteotomy (only good for small bits of bone)
Total hip replacement
20
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Investigations for idiopathic transient osteonecrosis of the hip (ITOH)

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Raised ESR
X-ray (osteopaenia of head and neck, thinning of cortices, preserved joint space)
MRI (gold standard)
Bone scan

21
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ITOH management

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Self limiting (6-9 months)
Analgesia
Protected weight bearing to avoid stress fracture
22
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Investigation for trochanteric bursitis

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None, clinical diagnosis

23
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Management of trochanteric bursitis

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Analgesia
NSAIDs
Physio
Steroid injection

24
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What hip replacement is used in younger patients?

A

Hybrid THA (uncemented cup, cemented stem)

25
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What hip replacement is used in older patients?

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Cemented THA (cemented cup and stem)

26
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Should you x-ray in hip OA?

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Only if it will affect management

27
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DDH investigations

A

Clinical exam
US
Radiographs later on

28
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Early picked up DDH management

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Pavlik harness (23 hours a day for up to 12 weeks until US normal)
Night time splinting for a few more weeks
29
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Late picked up DDH management

A
Closed reduction (maybe tenotomies) with spica (hip plaster cast)
Open reduction and osteotomies (pelvic or femoral) with spica

Both involve hip arthrograms to assess.

30
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Reactive synovitis diagnosis and investigation

A

Kochers criteria

Ultrasound with maybe aspiration

31
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Septic arthritis investigations

A

Blood tests/cultures
Kochers criteria
Radiographs to rule out other pathologies
Ultrasound and aspiration

32
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Septic arthritis management

A

Open surgical washout

6 week antibiotics

33
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Perthes disease investigations

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Radiographs

MRI

34
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Perthes disease management

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Restrict weight bearing
Maintain ROM with physio

Surgery in young patients with severe disease and deformity (femoral and pelvic osteotomies)

35
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SUFE investigations

A

Radiographs

MRI

36
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SUFE management

A

Percutaneous pinning of the hip (with maybe pinning on the other side)
Open reduction if a very severe slip

37
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Extensor mechanism rupture management

A

Surgical repair

38
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Meniscal tear investigation

A

MRI

39
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Meniscal tear management

A

Consider arthroscopic repair in acute peripheral years in younger patient
Arthroscopic menisectomy for mechanical symptoms or failed repair

URGENT surgery if acute locked knee to prevent fixed flexion deformity

40
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Management of degenerative mensical tear

A

Injection may help

Menisectomy ONLY if mechanical symptoms, not pain

41
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MCL rupture management

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Brace, early motion physio

Rarely surgery

42
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ACL rupture management

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Around 40% require ACL reconstruction (not repair)

The rest get on

43
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LCL rupture management

A

Complete rupture repair if within 2-3 weeks, reconstruction otherwise

44
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Isolated PCL rupture management

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Don’t require reconstruction (rare)

45
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PCL tear as part of multiligament knee injury management

A

Needs reconstruction

46
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Knee dislocation management

A
Check NV status
Emergency reduction
Recheck NV status
May need external fixation for temporary stabilisation
Multi ligament reconstruction

Any concerns with vascular status contact vascular surgery

47
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Management of clubfoot

A

Ponseti method (serial casting with maybe achilles tenotomy)

48
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Cerebral palsy management

A

Benzodiazepines
Baclofen
Botulinum toxin injections
Selective dorsal rhizotomy (surgery)

49
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy investigation

A

CK

Muscle biopsy

50
Q

Mucous cyst management

A

Leave alone

Excision

51
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Trigger finger management

A

Conservative - often resolves spontaneously, splint to prevent flexion
Tendon sheath injection (steroid and LA, often curative, may be repeated 3 times)
Surgery (divide A1 pulley)

52
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De quervains tenosynovitis clinical sign

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Finklesteins test positive (thing where you try and dislocate your thumb)

53
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De quervains tenosynovitis management

A
NSAIDs
Splint
Rest
Steroid injection
Surgical decompression
54
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Dupuytrens management

A

Conservative - stretches, activity modification
Surgery - fasciectomy, amputation
Newer treatments - collagenase injection, percutaneous needle fasciotomy

55
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Paronychia management

A

Elevate
Antibiotics
Incise and drain collection

56
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Flexor tendon sheath infection management

A

Surgical emergency

Wash out tendon sheath

57
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Nail/nailbed injury management

A

Keep nail if possible

Repair nail bed

58
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Mallet finger management

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Mallet splint for 6 weeks

59
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PIPJ dislocation management

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Vital to be treated acutely

Pull to reduce, buddy strap

60
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PIPJ dislocation late presentation management

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Impossible to reduce

May require fusion

61
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PIPJ dislocation with fracture management

A

Needs fixation/stabilisation

62
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Bennett’s fracture (fracture of 1st MC and CMC joint) management

A

Fixation

63
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Hand burns management

A

Excise damaged skin and perform split skin grafts early
Aggressive mobilisation to prevent finger stiffness
Escharotomy

64
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Rheumatoid nodule management

A

Excision if problematic

Recurrence high

65
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Management of giant cell tumour of the tendon sheath

A

Leave if no functional issue

Marginal excision, incidence of recurrence

66
Q

System used to grade the shape of the acromion

A

Bigliani acromial grading

67
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Supraspinatus tendinopathy management

A

Active shoulder movement with physiotherapy
Steroid and local anaesthetic injection
If refractory try arthroscopic sub-acromial decompression

68
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Management of calcifying teninopathy

A

Physiotherapy
NSAIDs
Steroid injection
Rarely excision of calcium

69
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Management of ACJ OA

A

Rest
NSAID
Steroid injection
Refractory then removal of ACJ

70
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Frozen shoulder management

A

Early physio and NSAIDs
Steroid injection
Surgical release with either manipulation under anaesthetic or arthroscopic arthrolysis

71
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Management of tennis elbow

A

Steroid injections

Surgical release and debridement of ERCB origin (only for refractory cases)

72
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Management of golfers elbow

A

Avoid injecting due to proximity to the ulnar nerve

Surgical debridement last resort

73
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RA extensor tendon rupture management

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Tendon transfer

Synovectomy can prevent

74
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EPL rupture management

A

May require tendon transfer is affecting quality of life

75
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Radiocapitellar OA management

A

Excise and maybe replace radial head

76
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Management of tendon deformities in RA

A
Splintage
Surgery (tendon reposition)
77
Q

Management of shoulder dislocation

A

Closed reduction under sedation (first line)
Open reduction
Stabilisation and rehab

78
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Management of elbow dislocation

A

Closed reduction under sedation
Open reduction rarely required
2 weeks in sling and rehab

79
Q

Management of IPJ fracture

A

Closed reduction under digital or metacarpal block
Open reduction rarely required
2 weeks in neighbour strapping
If very unstable then volar slab in edinburgh position

80
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Patellar dislocation management

A
Reduces with knee extension
Radiographs
Aspiration
Brace
Physio
81
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Repeat patellar dislocation management

A

Lateral release/medial reefing

Patella tendon realignment

82
Q

Knee urgent management

A

Reduction under sedation
May require theatre reduction
Splint/external fixation
Vascular and nerve repair

83
Q

Knee dislocation imaging

A

X-ray (associated fractures)

MRI

84
Q

Knee dislocation definitive management

A

Sequential ligamentous repair

85
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Hip dislocation early management

A
Neurovascular assessment (esp sciatic)
X-rays
Urgent reduction
Stabilise in tractions if required
CT
86
Q

Hip dislocation definitive management

A

Fixation of associated pelvic fractures

87
Q

Management of undisplaced intracapsular femoral fracture

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Hemi-arthroplasty

THR for young fit people

88
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Management of extracapsular femoral fracture

A

Dynamic hip screw

89
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Management of sub-trochanteric femoral fracture

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Intramedullary device (also has screw portion that goes into femoral head)