Image-Guided Surgery — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: _____ classification is used for radiologically grading spondylolisthesis.

Answer: Meyerding

Flashcard 2: _____ screws have a smaller thread, low pitch, compression produced by over drilling proximal cortex

Answer: Cortical

Flashcard 3: Posterior approach used in operative management of acetabular fractures, is also known as _____ approach

Answer: Kocher-Langenbeck

Flashcard 4: _____ can be used with Ilizarov technique and also for internal fixation of small bones

Answer: K-wire (Kirschner wire)

Flashcard 5: Lateral approach used in operative management of acetabular fractures, is also known as _____ approach

Answer: Extended iliofemoral

Extra: The **extended iliofemoral approach** (developed by Letournel) is the lateral approach used for complex acetabular fractures involving both columns. **Common Surgical Approaches for Acetabular Fractures:** * **Anterior:** Ilioinguinal approach * **Posterior:** Kocher-Langenbeck approach * **Lateral:** Extended iliofemoral approach Note: The standard *iliofemoral* (Smith-Petersen) approach is an anterior approach, whereas the *extended* version is the lateral one.

Flashcard 6: K-nail is based on the concept of _____ point fixation

Answer: three

Flashcard 7: Anterior approach used in operative management of acetabular fractures, is also known as _____ approach

Answer: ilioinguinal