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1

Extensive surgical debridement, decompression or amputation may be indicated in the following clinical setting except

AAcute rhabdomyolysis

BAcute haemolytic streptococcal cellulitis

CAcute thrombophlebitis

DProgressive synergistic gangrene

2

A 12-year-old girl begins to limp while playing soccer. She has pain in her right leg and upper right thigh. Her temperature is 102°F. X-ray of the femur reveals that the periosteum is eroded. Assuming that this case is managed as an infectious disease, which of the following is the most likely etiologic agent?

ASalmonella enteritidis

BStaphylococcus saprophyticus

CListeria monocytogenes

DStaphylococcus aureus

3

Which of the following is an orthopedic emergency?

AIntraarticular fracture

BSeptic arthritis

CFracture lateral condyle humerus

DFracture neck femur

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