Regional Conditions of the Upper Limb is part of the Upper Limb section of Orthopaedics. Practise 27 exam-style MCQs for NEET PG, FMGE, INI-CET and NEET SS, each with the correct answer and a detailed explanation.
Regional Conditions of the Upper Limb MCQs sharpen nerve-injury localisation, contrasting finger drop without sensory loss against wrist drop with it, and add the snuffbox contents, muscle power grading and synovial sarcoma nodal spread. This is high-yield NEET PG orthopaedics for FMGE, INI-CET and NEET SS.
Sample Regional Conditions of the Upper Limb MCQs with answers
Sample MCQ #1
A 50 year old male suffers an injury to the right upper limb, resulting in a fracture. He is also unable to dorsiflex his fingers and there is no sensory loss. Which fracture can cause this presentation?
AFracture of Humerus at Spiral Grove
BFracture of the Radial Neck
CFracture of the Neck of Humerus
DFracture Both Bones Forearm
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✓ Correct Answer: B. Fracture of the Radial Neck
The patient presents with a fracture in the upper limb plus finger drop and no sensory loss. This means that the patient's fracture has caused a Posterior interosseous N (PIN) injury. PIN passes very close to the head and neck of radius and can be injured if there is a fracture or dislocation in this region. So, the answer is fracture of radial neck. Reference: Miler's 8th Edition of Review of Orthopaedics, page no. 2038
Sample MCQ #2
Which is the most common muscle involved in pseudotumor formation in hemophilia?
AQuadriceps
BHamstrings
CIliopsoas
DDeltoid
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✓ Correct Answer: C. Iliopsoas
Sometimes, there is bleeding into a muscle in a patient with hemophilia resulting in the formation of an intramuscular hematoma. This may give the appearance of tumor, hence the name pseudotumor. The most common muscles involved are - Iliopsoas > Quadriceps The most common upper limb muscle involved is the deltoid Reference: Miler's 8th Edition of Review of Orthopaedics, page no. 698
Sample MCQ #3
Content of anatomical snuff box includes?
ARadial artery
BUlnar artery
CMedian nerve
DSuperficial artery
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✓ Correct Answer: A. Radial artery
The only content of the snuff box is Radial A. As the snuffbox is triangularly shaped, it has three borders, a floor, and a roof: Ulnar (medial) border : Tendon of the extensor pollicis longus. Radial (lateral) border : Tendons of the extensor pollicis brevis and abductor pollicis longus. Proximal border : Styloid process of the radius. Floor : Carpal bones; scaphoid and trapezium. Roof : Skin. Reference: Maheshwari 5th edition p. 156
Sample MCQ #4
Limbs elevated against gravity but not against force is which power grade?
AGrade I
BGrade II
CGrade III
DGrade IV
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✓ Correct Answer: D. Grade IV
Evaluation of Strength of Muscles The strength of a muscle is graded from 0 to 5 as follows: Zero-no contraction Trace-palpable contraction only Poor-moves joint but not against gravity Fair-moves joint against gravity Good-moves joint against gravity and resistance Normal-normal strength Reference: Campbell, 12th /ep. 3497.
Sample MCQ #5
In which of the following tumour of the extremity of limb is excision of regional lymph node done
AAdamantinoma
BOsteoclastoma
CSynovial cell sarcoma
DEwing's sarcoma
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✓ Correct Answer: C. Synovial cell sarcoma
In SYNOVIAL CELL SARCOMA Lymph node metastasis is relatively common(10% to 12%) and should be evaluated carefully on physical examination. This is a malignant tumour, histologically a combination of synovial cells and fibroblasts. It occurs most commonly around the knee. It may not necessarily originate from the synovial membrane. More often than not, it is extra-articular in origin. The tumour spreads via the blood vessels, lymphatics and along the soft tissue planes. Treatment is by amputation, as for other bone malignancies. Prognosis is poor. Reference: Maheshwari Essentials Ortho, 5 th edition, Page no. 246.
Sample MCQ #6
A 50 year old male suffers an injury to the right upper limb, resulting in a fracture. He is also unable to dorsiflex his wrist and there is sensory loss over the dorsum of the 1st web space. Which fracture can cause this presentation?
AFracture of humerus at spiral grove
BFracture of the radial neck
CFracture of the neck of humerus
DFracture both bones forearm
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✓ Correct Answer: A. Fracture of humerus at spiral grove
The patient presents with a fracture in the upper limb plus wrist drop and sensory loss. This means that the patient's fracture has caused a high Radial N injury. Out of all the options, only a fracture of the humerus at the spiral groove can cause a high Radial N injury. Reference: J. Maheshwari's Edition of Essential Orthopaedics page no. 94
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What do Regional Conditions of the Upper Limb MCQs cover?
Regional Conditions of the Upper Limb MCQs sharpen nerve-injury localisation, contrasting finger drop without sensory loss against wrist drop with it, and add the snuffbox contents, muscle power grading and synovial sarcoma nodal spread. This is high-yield NEET PG orthopaedics for FMGE, INI-CET and NEET SS.
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