Exam 9: Mechanisms and Characteristics of Musculoskeletal and Nerve Trauma

What type of fracture occurs when an athlete is hit on one side of the head and a fracture occurs on the side opposite of the point where the trauma was initiated?

Which of the following bones is most likely to sustain a depressed fracture?

For the following muscular injuries, which one is characterized by an extremely painful involuntary muscle contraction that occurs more often in the calf, abdomen, or hamstrings?

What is neuropraxia?

What is the name of a calcium formation in a large muscle due to repeated blows over the same area?

A cross-country runner is in the early stages of a stress fracture. How would the athlete describe the pain?

Which of the following injuries are classified as repetitive stress and mictrotrauma?

When a patient experiences pain at rest and can elicit a "jump sign" when pressure is applied directly on a specific point of skeletal muscle and/or fascia it could be identified as which of the following?

When a dislocation occurs, why is it important to obtain x-rays before reduction?

For the following muscular injuries, which one is characterized by a reflex reaction caused by trauma of the musculoskeletal system?

Which of the following is an example of an irregularly shaped bone?

Osteoarthritis is most likely to affect what bone?

Which of the following is the most common overuse problem associated with activity?

A patient is complaining of a diminished sense of feeling since sustaining an injury to the hand. When writing a SOAP note, what medical term would be used to describe this symptom?

The chronic degeneration of a tendon without inflammation is referred to as: