ABPS Hand Surgery & Upper Extremity Reconstruction 2

Question 1

In digital replantation, what is the recommended sequence for structural repair?

Accepted Answer

Bone fixation → Tendons → Arteries → Veins → Nerves

Answer

Vessels → Tendons → Bone → Nerves

Answer

Nerves → Bone → Tendons → Vessels

Answer

Arteries → Bone → Veins → Tendons → Nerves

Question 2

De Quervain's tenosynovitis is caused by stenosis of which dorsal compartment of the wrist?

Accepted Answer

First dorsal compartment (APL and EPB)

Answer

Second dorsal compartment (ECRL and ECRB)

Answer

Third dorsal compartment (EPL)

Answer

Sixth dorsal compartment (ECU)

Question 3

Dupuytren's contracture most commonly involves which digit first?

Accepted Answer

Ring finger

Answer

Index finger

Answer

Middle finger

Answer

Thumb

Question 4

Which clinical test is specifically used to evaluate triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC) tears?

Accepted Answer

Ulnar fovea sign

Answer

Watson scaphoid shift test

Answer

Finkelstein test

Answer

Phalen's test

Question 5

Which factor carries the greatest prognostic significance in high-pressure injection injuries of the hand?

Accepted Answer

Type of injected material

Answer

Size of the entry wound

Answer

Dominant versus non-dominant hand

Answer

Age of the patient

Question 6

In trigger finger (stenosing tenosynovitis), which pulley is most commonly responsible for the triggering phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

A1 pulley

Answer

A2 pulley

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C1 pulley

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A4 pulley

Question 7

What is the recommended treatment for an acute scaphoid waist fracture with displacement greater than 1 mm?

Accepted Answer

Surgical fixation with a headless compression screw

Answer

Long arm thumb spica cast for 12 weeks

Answer

Short arm thumb spica cast for 6 weeks

Answer

Dynamic splinting with early mobilization