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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the primary cause of the pain experienced by patients recommended for total knee replacement surgery?the existence of bone spurs in the kneepulled muscles or tendonshairline fractures of the femur and tibialack of cartilage between the bones of the knee
- 2. Multiple ChoiceHow does the surgeon check the alignment of the femoral prosthetic component before using the bone saw?by measuring the angle between the end of the femur and the hip boneby drilling a hole in the femur and inserting an alignment deviceby attaching a cutting jigby checking sight lines between the femur and tibia
- 3. Multiple ChoiceHow does the surgeon check the alignment of the tibial prosthetic component before using the bone saw?by measuring the angle between the end of the tibia and the ankleby drilling a hole in the tibia and inserting an alignment device down the center of the boneby attaching an alignment jig that is lined up with the big toe and the highest point of the tibiaby checking sight lines between the femur and tibia
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the knee bones are cut and shaped during total knee replacement?femur, tibia, patellafemur and tibiatibia and patellafemur and patella
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhy does the surgeon use trial components?to make sure the holes drilled in the bones are in the right placesto test the fit and range of motion allowed by the components without wasting real onesto make certain that the patient doesn’t react to the materials used in the real componentsto make certain the bones are cut correctly
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhy is the knee bent side to side during the test of the trial components?to add an extra range of motion to the new knee componentsto test the anesthesia to see if the patient is waking upto make certain that there is not too much space between componentsto make certain the bones are cut correctly
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThe excess cement that might exist around the permanent components of the knee is:cut from around the components and thrown awayadded to the cement already under the components to make sure they stay in placesaved for the next total knee replacement surgeryput between the components to make certain no extra movement takes place
- 8. Multiple ChoicePhysical therapy after total knee replacement surgery typically lasts:1-2 weeks3-8 weeks5-12 weeks8-16 weeks
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