Rounds Quiz

445. A 55-year-old male with obesity and left heel pain is diagnosed with plantar fasciitis. Which one of the following statements about imaging in plantar fasciitis is correct?
A. computerized tomography (CT) should be the initial imaging study
B. magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can detect plantar fasciitis thickening and inflammation in the plantar aponeurosis
C. a calcaneal spur on a radiograph is diagnostic for plantar fasciitis
D. bone scanning is preferred over specialized ultrasonography

446. Squeezing hard on the Achilles tendon is a maneuver to elicit Achilles toe reflex. Which one of the following signs is named for this stimulus act?
A. Babinski's sign
B. Gordon's sign
C. Oppenheim's sign
D. Schaeffer's sign
E. Chaddock's sign

447. Possible signs and symptoms of vertical talus or rocker foot may include:
A. rigid foot
B. reversal of the arch of the foot
C. heel fixed in equines
D. painful callus
E. all of the above

448. Compression in the superficial flexor compartment results in what sensory stimuli in the hand?
A. paresthesia of the median nerve distribution
B. paresthesia of the ulna nerve distribution
C. neither
D. both

449. Name of the most common organism causing osteomyelitis in children less than three years of age?
A. H. influenza
B. staphylococcus aureus
C. MRSA
D. compound fractures
E. pseudomonas aeruginosa

450. The remodelling of bone in relation to stress is known as?
A. Haversian's Law
B. Wolff's Law
C. Charnley's Law
D. Galileo's Law

Answers to the last Rounds Quiz:
439. C; 440. B; 441. C; 442. D; 443. B; 444. True