Arthroplasty of the shoulder

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QUESTION 1 OF 4

4.A male patient presents with increasing pain several months following shoulder arthroplasty. His CRP and ESR are normal.
If infected, where is the most frequently causal bacteria commonly found?

 

 

QUESTION ID: 2175

1. GI tract
2. GU tract
3. Oral cavity
4. Sebaceous glands
5. Skin surface
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QUESTION 2 OF 4

20.A 75-year-old male is 6 weeks following right anatomic total shoulder replacement. He was doing well postoperatively until 1 week ago, when he felt sudden anterior shoulder pain and weakness. After detailed history, he admits not wearing the sling at home and moving his arm freely. There is no history of trauma. The X-ray does not show any evidence of dislocation.
What is the most likely clinical finding?

QUESTION ID: 3181

1. ‘Popeye’ muscle
2. Excessive passive external rotation
3. Loss of internal rotation
4. Reduced active external rotation.
5. Weakness on empty can test.
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QUESTION 3 OF 4

22.A 78-year-old female patient suffers from severe left shoulder pain with restricted mobility. Her past medical history includes rheumatoid arthritis, and she smokes 10 cigarettes per day. Non-operative treatment, including two previous steroid injections (the last one given by GP 7 weeks ago) has failed to alleviate her symptoms and she is desperate for a shoulder replacement. She undergoes this operation 3 weeks later and this is complicated by a postoperative haematoma.
The following are considered to be risk factors for postoperative joint infection, except:

QUESTION ID: 3183

1. A. Postoperative haematoma
2. Inflammatory arthritis
3. Old age
4. Smoking
5. Steroid injection within 3 months of surgery
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QUESTION 4 OF 4

29.A 78-year-old lady presents to your clinic with increasing pain in her right shoulder which was replaced 12 years ago. You decide that this prosthesis needs revising.
Which is the most common cause of shoulder replacement failure?

QUESTION ID: 3191

1. Glenoid component loosening
2. Humeral component loosening
3. Infection
4. Instability
5. Subscapularis repair failure
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