Traumatology MCQ
Traumatology MCQ
Traumatology MCQ
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1. When a mandibular fracture is transferred to an emergency room, under what is mandibular fractur
treated?
a) Primary survey
b) Secondary survey
d) Resuscitation room
Ans: B
a) supine position
b) lateral position
c) prone position
d) sitting position
Ans: B
3. The presence of tension pneumothorax should be considered in patients who has feature as
a) Development of severe respiratory distress with decreased breath sounds, hyper resonance on one
chest
b) Development of severe respiratory distress and deviation of trachea to the side involved
Ans: A
a) is a normal finding
Ans: C
a) Handguns project low caliber and thus low mass bullets at low velocity.
b) Rifle propels both low and high caliber bullets and thus low and high mass projectile yet at high velo
c) Shotgun projects multiple low caliber and therefore low mass pellets at low velocity.
d) Explosion fragments are propelled at low velocity and temporary cavity is formed.
Ans: D
b) Pupillary size
c) Corneal reflex
Ans: D
7. Which of the following is an immediate danger to a patient with severe facia! Injuries
a) Bleeding
c) Infection
d) Respiratory obstruction
Ans: D
b) Stertorous breathing
Ans: B
9. The head tilt procedure while dealing with an unconscious patient in dental chair is done to ensure
a) patent airway
Ans: A
10. Of the following, which is the immediate treatment for a patient with comminuted fracture and in th
of shock?
c) Blood transfusion
d) Plasma expanders
Ans: A
11. Definitive management of maxillofaciai trauma after trauma can be delayed up to what time withou
d) None
Ans: B
a) Crepitus
b) Tenderness
c) Abnormal mobility
Ans: B
a) Transverse fracture
b) Oblique fracture
c) Spiral fracture
d) Comminuted fracture
Ans: A
a) Older people
b) Adult
c) Children
d) Soldiers
Ans: C
a) compound fractures
b) comminuted fractures
d) telescopic fracture
Ans: A
a) Reduction of fracture
c) Immobilisation
Ans: D
17. During panfacial fractures the structures that are reconstructed first are
c) Maxilla always
d) Mandible always
Ans: A
a) body
b) angle
c) symphysis
d) condyle
Ans: B
19. The weakest part and most vulnerable part for fracture in the mandible is
a) Ramus of mandible
b) Condylar neck
Ans: B
a) Compressive strain
b) Tensile strain
Ans: B
a) Separation sign
b) Overlapping sign
c) Corman’s sign
d) Battle’s sign
Ans: B
a) Reverse town
b) Waters view
c) PA view
d) Submentovertex
Ans: B
23. The radiographic view of choice for diagnosing horizontally favorable/unfavorable # is:
a) OPG
b) Occlusal
d) Transpharyngeal
Ans: C
a) Submentovertex projection
b) Water’s projection
Ans: D
d) None of the above are correct. There is no pathogenic feature of mandibular fracture
Ans: B
a) Malocclusion
Ans: C
c) Interior only
Ans: A
28. In a patient with bilateral dislocated fractures of the necks of the mandibular condyles, one can expe
following clinical signs
d) A&B
Ans: D
a) Symphysis
b) Body
c) Condyle
d) Angle
Ans: C
30. “Burst” type # of mandibular condyle seen in pediatrlc patient is due to.
c) Relatively small facial size with respect to more prominent skull of the child
Ans: A
31. A 7 year old boy presented with fracture of left sub condylar region with occlusion undisturbed, the
treatment would be
Ans: D
32. In children fracture mandible which has not been perfectly reduced but has become firm with slight
imperfection, the choice of the management would be
Ans: B
33. An adult patient sustained a subcondylar fracture on the left side. Clinically it is seen that there is
Ans: D
34. The muscle, under the influence of which, the superior fragment of condyle, in a condylar neck # is
displaced anteriorly and medially is
a) Medial Pterygoid
b) Lateral Pterygoid
c) Masseter
d) Temporalis
Ans: B
35. In case of pure symphysis fracture of mandible, fracture segments are usually displaced
b) Mainly lingually and lingual & downward movement due to the pull of Geniohyoid & myohyoid musc
c) Mainly upward movement. Lingual and upward movement due to the pull of Geniohyoid and myloh
muscle.
Ans: D
36. Posterior displacement of the fractured anterior segment in the bilateral fracture of the mandible in
canine region is due to the action of the
Ans: C
37. A fractured coronoid process of mandible displaces upwards by the action of following muscle
a) Buccinator
b) Lateral Pterygoid
c) Mylohyoid
d) Temporalis
Ans: D
38. Which of the following is seen with guardsman fracture associated with bilateral condylar fractures
Ans: D
Ans: B
a) Open reduction
b) Closed reduction
c) No treatment required
Ans: A
41. A displaced, unfavorable fracture in the mandibular angle region is a potentially difficult fracture to
because of
Ans: C
d) Circummandibular wiring
Ans: C
a) Gunning splint
b) Cap splint
c) Ribbon splint
d) All of these
Ans: B
44. How many weeks of fixation are required for fracture mandible?
a) 8-10 weeks
b) 6-8 weeks
c) 4-6 weeks
d) 2-4 weeks
Ans: C
45. Which of the following is used for ‘figure of eight’ wiring for stabilization of subluxated teeth in alveo
injuries
Ans: B
46. A fracture of the mandible in the canine region in a 6 year old child should be managed by
b) Intermaxillary fixation
c) Risdon wiring
d) Transosseous wiring
Ans: A
47. Which one of the following is not an appropriate method of stabilizing # in childhood
c) Risdon wiring
d) Splints
Ans: A
48. The movement employed in the reduction of dislocated non fractured mandible condyle is
Ans: A
49. Paresthesia is one of the commonest finding in which of the following fractures?
Ans: B
50. Paresthesia over nasal and upper lip following fractured zygoma is because of involvement of
a) Facial nerve
c) Infraorbital nerve
d) Mental nerve
Ans: C
51. A 35 year old man with a Le Fort III fracture complains of blood tinged watery discharge from his no
days after the trauma. CT scan confirms NOE fracture as well. What clinical features suggest that the discha
CSF Leak
a) Continuous discharge
Ans: B
52. The most common complication of CSF Rhinorrhea is (irt to above question)
a) Brain herniation
b) Blindness
c) Ascending Meningitis
Ans: C
a) Sphenoid sinus
b) Frontal sinus
c) Cribriform plate
d) Tegmen tympani
Ans: C
a) Le Fort I
b) Le Fort II
c) Le Fort III
d) Ethmoidal
Ans: A
a) Craniofacial disjunction
b) Guerrin’s fracture
c) Pyramidal fracture
Ans: A
c) Craniomandibular dysjunction
Ans: A
57. In Le Fort I fracture, the fracture fragment includes all of the following except the
b) nasal spine
Ans: A
a) CSF rhinorrhoea
d) A&B
Ans: C
59. “Panda Facies” is one of the term to describe the patient’s face after mid face trauma. The appearan
due to
b) C.S.F. rhinorrhea and bleeding from the nose & laceration results in red & white streaks on the face
Ans: C
60. The Sub-conjunctival hemorrhage remains red in color for a long time because?
Ans: B
a) Le Fort II fracture
d) Le-Fort I fracture
Ans: D
a) Bicoronal incision
b) Upper blepheroplasty
c) Infraorbital incision
d) Preauricular incision
Ans: A
b) CSF rhinorrhea
Ans: D
Ans: B
a) Medial wall
b) Lateral wall
Ans: A&C.
Ans: B
c) Alvedan fractures
b) Craniofacial dysjunction
Ans: D
68. After orbitai injury the cause of diplopia in the acute phase is?
c) Intrusion of eye
d) None
Ans: A
Ans: B
70. Which of the following statements about a blow-out fracture are true?
a) It has been established beyond doubt that such an injury is caused by the eyeball being forced back
thus raising the intraorbital pressure and causing the thin orbital floor to blow-out.
b) If the patient has diplopia and a coronal tomogram shows a small blow-out of the orbital floor, it sho
repaired immediately.
Ans: D
71. In a patient with fresh blowout fracture of the orbit, best immediate management is
b) Antral pack
c) Titanium mesh
Ans: A
a) Temporal fossa
Ans: A
73. In depressed zygomatic arch fracture, difficult in opening the mouth is caused by impingement of
a) Condyles
b) Ramus
c) Petrous temporal
d) Coronoid process
Ans: D
74. After fracture of middle cranial foramen there is epiphora this is due to damage of
a) Ciliary ganglion
c) Infraorbital nerve
d) Nasolacrimal duct
Ans: D
75. All of the following statements of nasal fractures are true except
a) Even if minor, they may be followed by bilateral ecchymosis and facial oedema
d) They may lead to the telescoping of the nasal complex into the frontal sinus
Ans: A
76. Growth disturbances after nasal fracture are associated with all except
b) Septal hematoma
Ans: B
a) remove teeth
b) remove root
Ans: D
Ans: D
79. Which of the following methods of osteosynthesis in the treatment of fracture mandible results in p
bone healing?
a) Mini-plates
b) Intraosseous wiring
c) Inter-maxillary fixation
Ans: D
a) Lag screw
b) Wires
d) Eyelet wiring
Ans: D
a) Zone of tension
c) Zone of compression
Ans: A
82. What is the best treatment for a fractured angle mandible based on champy’s principle of lines of te
and compression?
a) Two AO plates
b) Compression plating
c) Reconstruction plates
Ans: A
Ans: A
c) Open reduction
d) Semi rigid
Ans: A
d) Rigid osteosynthesis
Ans: B
a) Gunning splints
b) Compression plates
c) Trans-osseous wires
d) Champy plates
Ans: B
87. According to the tension and compression forces acting at the condylar border which of these would
attenuate them?
Ans: D
a) 2 mm
b) 3 mm
c) 4 mm
d) 6 mm
Ans: C
89. Use of acrylated arch bars for closed reduction of mandible fractures was described by
a) Schuchardt (1956)
b) Risdon (1929)
c) Stanstout (1943)
d) Leonard (1977)
Ans: A
90. Open reduction and internal fixation of fracture fragments in the older patients is risky because
a) of their old age, they less likely tolerate the major procedure under general anesthesia.
b) fixation is difficult because bone will become more dense as age advances.
c) delayed (or) non-union may occur because of over all decrease in reparative abilities of the body.
Ans: D
a) Malunion
b) Non union
c) Osteomyelitis
d) Osteoradionecrosis
a) Malunion
b) Nonunion
c) Infection
d) Crepitation
Ans: C
93. Cause of death during the 2nd peak in a patient with severe injuries is
a) Spinal injury
d) Sepsis
Ans: B
b) Prone position
Ans: A
95. The recommendation about the resuscitation of elderly trauma patients include all except
a) The presence of pre-existing medical conditions will adversely affect the outcome in elderly trauma
b) Elderly trauma patients (65 years or older) with a GCS score less than 8 has a very poor prognosis. If
improvement is not possible within 72 hours, then limitation of continued aggressive therapy should be
considered.
c) Invasive hemodynamic monitoring is not indicated for those geriatric trauma patients even with unc
cardiovascular or renal diseases.
d) Effort should be made to optimize the cardiac index (>4 L/min./m2) and oxygen consumption index
mL/min/m2)
Ans: C
a) Low-veiocity hand-gun bullets are typically less serious than those caused by high
velocity missiles.
b) Low-velocity missiles have a deceptive external appearance in that there is extensive internal damag
covered by a small entry wound.
Ans: B
a) Trauma to .brain
Ans: D
98. From the scheme given below, choose the appropriate order of priorities in the management of a pa
with polytruama
5. Splinting of fractures
a) 1, 5, 2, 3, 4
b) 3, 4, 1, 2, 5
c) 4, 1, 5, 3, 2
d) 2, 1, 5, 3, 4
Ans: B
a) Secure airway
b) I.V. mannitol
c) I.V. dexamethasone
d) Blood transfusion
Ans: A
100. The safest initial approach to open airway of patient with maxillofacial trauma is
d) Heimlich procedure
Ans: A
101. Which of the following is not included in the Glasgow coma scale
a) Eye opening
b) Motor response
c) Verbal response
d) Pupil size
Ans: D
102. An average patient with maxillofaciai trauma requires how much of daily sodium?
a) 100 mmol
b) 50 – 60 mmoi
c) 10 mmol
d) 1000 mmol
Ans: A
a) 2 hours
b) 6 hours
c) 4 hours
d) 8 hours
Ans: B
a) Gingival crest
Ans: C
a) simple
b) complex
c) compound
d) comminuted
Ans: C
a) Compound fracture
b) Comminuted fracture
c) Simple fracture
Ans: C
Ans: B
a) Mandible
b) Maxilla
c) Nasal
d) Zygomatic
Ans: C
a) Right
b) Left
c) Both equally
d) None
Ans: B
a) body
b) angle
c) condyle
d) symphysis
Ans: B
111. The biomechanics of alveolar process during fractures at the angle of mandible angle is
a) Compressive force
b) Tension force
c) Torsional force
d) Twisting force
Ans: B
a) 44.6-74.4 kg/m
b) 79.2-98.1 kg/m
c) 10.1-28.5 kg/m
d) 100.2-150.9 kg/m
Ans: A
113. Panoramic view of the mandible of a patient with history of trauma shows two vertical lines at angle
mandible. It is most probably due to
a) Oblique fracture
b) Artifact
c) Double fracture
Ans: A
a) Reverse town
b) Waters view
c) PA view
d) Submentovertex view
Ans: D
a) Reverse towne’s
b) PA view
c) True lateral
d) OPG
Ans: C
116. The classification of fracture of mandible according to anatomic site in detail was given by
a) Kruger’s classification
Ans: C
Ans: D
118. A patient came to the trauma center who had a blow over his lower jaw. Intraoral examination revea
hematoma near lingual side of lower second molar. The proximal fragment is medially displaced. Which of
following might explain the above findings.
a) Vertically favorable fracture of angle of the mandible & displacement is due to masseter action
b) Vertically unfavorable fracture of angle of the mandible & displacement is due to internal pterygoid
c) Horizontally favourable fracture at the angle & displacement is due to medial pterygoid action
d) Horizontally unfavourable fracture at the angle & displacement is due to masseter action
Ans: B
119. After a blow to the chin, patient has pain and tenderness over the right TMJ. Open bite, and deviatio
chin to the right side. This suggests
Ans: C
Ans: D
121. Early complication following fracture of the mandibular condyle includes all except
b) Vascular injuries
c) Fracture of glenoid fossa with or without displacement of the condylar segment into the middle cran
fossa
d) Malocclusion
Ans: D
b) Symphysis fracture on one side and angle fracture on the other side of the mandible
d) A&C
Ans: D
123. Sixteen year old boy presented with pain on left side of the TMJ on mandibular movement. Patient g
H/O road side accident one day back. Clinically, occlusion is normal. Radiograph reveals undisplaced crack
left mandibular condyle. What is the treatment of choice?
d) No surgical intervention, instruction for soft diet for 3 weeks and observation for any change in occl
Ans: D
a) Pain
b) Ankyiosis
c) Osteoarthritis
Ans: B
Ans: D
126. Among the following where one might see “Bucket handle” displacement of fracture segments whic
c) Unilateral zygomatic maxillary complex in 40 year old patient who is wrestter by occupation
d) Pure blow out fracture of floor of the orbit in 20 year old tennis player
Ans: A
127. In bilateral parasymphysis fracture the mandible is pulled posteriorly due to the action of
a) Genioglossus
b) Geniohyiod
c) Mylohyoid
d) Hyoglossus
Ans: A
b) Coronoid fracture
Ans: B
d) It is a type of comminuted fracture due to bullet (or) missile injures in the war field (see expln)
Ans: D
a) Symphyseal #
b) Bilateral condylar #
c) Tightening of rnaxillo-mandibular
Ans: D
131 Fracture of body of mandible with full arch of teeth [undisplaced] is treated by
a) IMF
Ans: A
132. The treatment for a mandibular fracture between the incisors is treated with
a) Risdon wiring
b) Essig wiring
d) Transosseous wiring
Ans: A
a) Transosseous wiring
b) Intermaxillary fixation
Ans: D
134. In condylar fracture with greater than 5 mm overlapping of greater with fracture segment, what is th
of treatment?
b) ORIF
c) Soft diet
d) No treatment
Ans: B
Ans: B
a) 3-4 week
b) 6-8 week
c) 2-3 week
d) 1 week
Ans: A
a) Early mobilization
b) Surgical approach
c) Minibone plating
Ans: A
a) Bone plating
b) Transosseous wiring
Ans: D
139. After reduction of a mandibular dislocation that occurred for the first time, treatment should be to
a) Inject sclerosing solution into the joint, so further dislocation is less likely.
d) Advise the patient to limit opening of the mouth for 2-3 weeks.
Ans: D
c) # of the zygomaticomaxillary
Ans: A
141. The inferior orbital fissure is the key to remembering the usual lines of ZMC #, three lines of fracture
extend from inferior orbital fissure are
Ans: B
a) Maxillary fractures
b) Condylar fractures
d) Orbital injuries
Ans: C
143. What investigation is most confirmatory for detecting CSF leak(irt to above question)
a) CT scan
b) MRI Scan
Ans: D
d) Condylar fracture
Ans: C
a) Sphenoid sinus
b) Frontal sinus
c) Ethmoidal sinus
d) Maxillary sinus
Ans: C
b) CSF Rhinorrhea
c) Circumtrital ecchymosis
Ans: B
a) Le Fort 1
b) Le Fort 2
c) Le Fort3
d) Mandibular
Ans: B
b) Guerrin’s fracture
ans: A
a) Le Fort I
b) Le Fort II
c) Le Fort III
d) Orbital fractures
Ans: B
a) Enophthalmos
b) Malocclusion
c) Paraesthesia
d) CSF rhinorrhea
Ans: A
b) Orbital fractures
c) Le Fort II fractures
Ans: D
a) Edema of retina
c) Periorbital edema
d) None
Ans: A
a) 30 mm
b) 32 mm
c) 25 mm
d) 40 mm
Ans: D
154. “Dish face’ deformity commonly seen with fractures of middle third of face is because of
Ans: A
a) Le Fort I
b) Le Fort II
c) Le Fort III
d) Nasal bone
Ans: C
156. Ecchymosis in the post auricular region over the mastoid process is called as
a) Battle’s sign
b) Murphy’s sign
c) Guerin’s sign
Ans: A
157. “Hanging drop” sign in the maxillary sinus radiograph usually indicates
Ans: B
Ans: C
a) Monocular diplopia usually indicates a detached lens, hyphema or other traumatic injuries of globe
requiring immediate attention of ophthalmology.
b) Binocular diplopia as a result of trauma due to soft tissue entrapment (muscle or periorbital),
c) General edema of the orbit usually causes diplopia in the extremes of medial or lateral gaze.
d) Diplopia of edema & hemorrhage origin should resolve in a few days, whereas due to entrapment o
tissue does not.
Ans: C
Ans: D
a) Enophthalmos
b) Exophthalmos
c) Bulbar hemorrhage
d) None
Ans: A
a) Fracture of the floor of the orbit, which may be accompanied by displacement of orbit contents into
maxillary sinus,
d) It is wise to use alloplastic material for reconstruction that allows tissue in growth into their substan
Ans: A
c) Subluxation of condyles
d) A&B
Ans: D
Ans: A
Ans: D
a) Masseter
b) Temporalis
Ans: D
d) Posterior aspect of nasal wall – greater palatine and superior labial arteries
Ans: D
Ans: B
c) Bristow’s elevator
d) Taylormonk’s elevator
Ans: A
a) Gap healing and contact healing both produce healed fracture without intermediate cartilaginous ca
formation
b) Contact healing is process of bone formation occurring when the interfragmentary gap is essentially
c) If the interfragmentary gap is less than 0.5 mm lamellar bone forms directly
Ans: D
Ans: B
a) Osteosynthesis
b) Microplating
c) Screw plating
d) Wiring
Ans: D
a) Salicetti
b) Gilmer
c) Risdon
d) Champy
Ans: D
Ans: D
175. In fracture through menta! foramen in atrophic mandible with more than treatment would be
a) Champy’s plate
b) Lag screw
d) Reconstruction plates
Ans: D
Ans: C.
177. Which of the following provides rigid fixation of the fracture site and heals by primary intention?
Ans: C
a) Mini plate
b) External pins
Ans: D
c) IMF
Ans: A
a) Risdon’s wiring
b) Gilmer’s wiring
c) Eyelet wiring
Ans: B
Ans: A
182. Most common complication in mandibular fracture after surgical management is?
a) Witche’s chin
c) Infection
c) Early mobilization
d) None of above
Ans: B
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