OCS Sports Medicine & Athletic Injuries 3

Question 1

A basketball player sustains an inversion ankle sprain. Which ligament is most commonly injured in a lateral ankle sprain?

Accepted Answer

Anterior talofibular ligament (ATFL)

Answer

Deltoid ligament

Answer

Calcaneofibular ligament (CFL)

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Posterior talofibular ligament (PTFL)

Question 2

Which criterion is most commonly used to guide return-to-sport clearance following ACL reconstruction?

Accepted Answer

Limb symmetry index ≥90% on quadriceps strength and hop testing

Answer

Absence of pain and full passive range of motion

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Six months elapsed from surgery regardless of functional status

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Normal walking gait pattern without antalgic deviations

Question 3

A competitive swimmer presents with anterior shoulder pain and weakness on resisted abduction and external rotation at 90 degrees. The most likely diagnosis is:

Accepted Answer

Rotator cuff tendinopathy with subacromial impingement

Answer

Bicipital tendinopathy

Answer

Acromioclavicular joint sprain

Answer

Glenohumeral internal rotation deficit (GIRD)

Question 4

Which classification system is used to grade acromioclavicular (AC) joint injuries based on the degree of ligamentous disruption and clavicle displacement?

Accepted Answer

Rockwood classification

Answer

Neer classification

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Garden classification

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Allman classification

Question 5

A runner develops medial tibial stress syndrome (shin splints). Which initial conservative intervention is most appropriate?

Accepted Answer

Relative rest, activity modification, and load management

Answer

Corticosteroid injection into the tibial periosteum

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Immediate surgical fasciotomy

Answer

Rigid cast immobilization for 6 weeks

Question 6

Which clinical test has demonstrated the highest diagnostic accuracy for detecting a meniscal tear when performed at 20 degrees of knee flexion?

Accepted Answer

Thessaly test

Answer

McMurray test

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Apley compression test

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Bounce home test

Question 7

A tennis player presents with lateral elbow pain that is reproduced by resisted wrist extension and third finger extension. The most likely diagnosis is:

Accepted Answer

Lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow)

Answer

Medial epicondylitis (golfer's elbow)

Answer

Radial tunnel syndrome

Answer

Posterior interosseous nerve entrapment