Tissue Healing, Soft Tissue Techniques, and Rehabilitation

If the bones of a fracture penetrate through the skin the fracture is classified as an ___________________ fracture.

• avulsion

• simple

• complex

• transverse

Fractures need to be treated by splinting/immobilization in order for the healing process to take place.  Fractures with displacement are reduced either closed (without surgery) or open (surgery) with fixation.

• false

• true

Muscles can be activated while immobilized in a cast/brace through ________________ contractions.

•  

  concentric contractions

•  

  eccentric contractions

•  

  isometric contractions

•  

  plyometric contractions

A stress fracture is an overuse injury usually seen in athletes competing in high-impact sports.  Stress fractures affect the tibia in ______________% of cases.

•  

  44%-50%

•  

  32%-37%

•  

  35%-41%

•  

  20%-25%

5.  What type of tissue attaches to two bones with the purpose of increasing stability of a joint?

• tendon

• connective tissue

• muscle

• ligament

6.  A dislocation is an injury to which type of tissue?

• tendons

• cartilage

• muscles

• ligaments

Hyaline cartilage has __________% water content.

• 70%

• 80%

• 60%

• 50%

Synovial fluid transports all of the following materials except _______________.

• water

• oxygen

• nutrients

• blood

Which of the following articular cartilage surgeries includes making superficial surface cuts to allow bleeding from small blood vessels in the underlying bone?

• Micro-fracturing

• Drilling

•  

  Chondrocyte implantation

• Abrasion arthroplasty

Which of the following articular cartilage surgeries includes taking bone and cartilage cylinders from healthy areas and plugging them into injured areas?

• Autologous chondrocyte implantation

• Mosaicplasty

• Micro-fracturing

• Arthroplasty