346 - NIMSET Orthopaedics MS 2010 paper - part 5

7q: Identify the following ?

a. Optic atrophy
b. Myelinated retinal fibers
c. ????????
d. Drusen

answer a. Optic atrophy

*The below image is what drusen looks like :

*Drusen (singular, "druse") are tiny yellow or white accumulations of extracellular material that build up in Bruch's membrane of the eye. The presence of a few small ("hard") drusen is normal with advancing age, and most people over 40 have some hard drusen. However, the presence of larger and more numerous drusen in the macula is a common early sign of age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

345 - NIMSET Orthopaedics MS 2010 paper - part 4

4q: Which of the following is the the predominant ketonebody in Diabetic ketoacidosis ?
a. Acetone
b. Acetoacetate
c. Beta hydroxy butyrate
d. ???????

answer c. Betahydroxy butyrate

5q: Which of the following orthosis is used in perthes disease ?
a. HKFAO
b. Scottish rite orthosis
c. Diffuse flexion hyperextension orthosis
d. Von rosen splint

answer b. Scottish rite orthosis

*Below is a picture of how a scottish rite orthosis looks like :

6q: What is the condition of the gall bladder in death due to starvation ?
a. Distended with inspisated bile
b. empty
c. atrophied
d. ????????

answer a. Distended with inspissated bile

344 - NIMSET Orthopaedics MS 2010 paper - part 3

3q: Observe the figure below :

What is the angle shown in the figure above ?
a. Cobb's angle
b. Bohler's angle
c. ????????
d. ????????

answer a. Cobb's angle

*For more information on Cobb's angle go to this page:

343 - NIMSET Orthopaedics MS 2010 paper - part 2

2q: Look at the figure below:

What does line 1 and line 2 stand for respectively ?

a. airway pressure and alveolar pressure
b. airway pressure and pleural pressure
c. alveolar pressure and airway pressure
d. airway open pressure and pleural pressure

answer a. airway pressure and alveolar pressure

*The above figure is the original figure from which the question was prepared. So line 1 stands for airway pressure and line 2 stands for alveolar pressure.

342 - NIMSET Orthopaedics MS 2010 paper - part 1

1q: Identify the following :

a. Type I odontoid fracture
b. Type II odontoid fracture
c. Type III odontoid fracture
d. Jefferson's fracture

answer b. Type II odontoid fracture

Explanation:
*The above shown figure is a type of C2 vertebral fracture, also called Odontoid fracture. These are of 3 types as shown in the figure below:

THE ABOVE FIGURE SHOWS TYPES OF ODONTOID FRACTURES (C2 vertebra).