Fracture Healing and Principles of Management
- Previous year questions on Fracture Healing and Principles of Management for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the Orthopaedics section of the exam.
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- 29 live questions in Fracture Healing and Principles of Management.
- Orthopaedics is worth about 8 of 300 questions on the exam. See every subject’s weightage.
- Question set last updated 20 Aug 2026.
Q1.Following a fracture of the humerus, which of the following is responsible for producing the majority of the new bone that will reunite the two fragments?
- ACancellous bone
- BCartilage
- CCompact bone
- DPeriosteum✓ Correct answer
Q2.Gustillo Anderson classification is used for
- AOpen fracture✓ Correct answer
- BClosed fracture
- CMal united fracture
- DNon- union of fracture
Q3.Functional cast bracing not used in fracture of
- AHumerus
- BTibia
- CUlna
- DThoracolumbar spine✓ Correct answer
Q4.Contraindication for internal fixation is
- APhyseal injury
- BActive infection✓ Correct answer
- CIntra-articular fracture
- DFracture dislocation
Q5.Closed pinning not done in
- ANeck humerus fracture
- BShaft humerus fracture✓ Correct answer
- CDistal radius fracture
- DSupracondylar fracture humerus
Q6.You are posted as an intern in casualty. Which among the following patients with fracture will be your 1st priority to call ortho PG and inform?
- APatient's finger is blackening✓ Correct answer
- BPatient can't extend his arm
- CA 10 cm abrasion
- DIntra articular fracture of Elbow Joint
Q7.In symphyseal fracture with lag screw fixation?
- ALoad bearing
- BLoad sharing✓ Correct answer
- CAdaptation osteosynthesis
- DCompression osteosynthesis
Q8.When adequate bone buttressing is present, the AO system of fixation suggests
- ACompression Osteogenesis
- BLoad bearing fixation
- CLoad sharing fixation✓ Correct answer
- DNon-rigid fixation
Q9.Direct impact on the bone will produce a:
- ATransverse fracture✓ Correct answer
- BOblique fracture
- CSpiral fracture
- DComminuted fracture
Q10.Latent period of distraction osteogenesis in 8 months old child is
- A0-2 days✓ Correct answer
- B5-7 days
- C4-6 weeks
- D31-40 days
Answer key
Q1: D. Periosteum; Q2: A. Open fracture; Q3: D. Thoracolumbar spine; Q4: B. Active infection; Q5: B. Shaft humerus fracture; Q6: A. Patient's finger is blackening; Q7: B. Load sharing; Q8: C. Load sharing fixation; Q9: A. Transverse fracture; Q10: A. 0-2 days.
Other topics in Orthopaedics
- Fracture Complications
- Disorders of the Cervical Region
- Clavicle, Shoulder and Arm Trauma
- Elbow and Forearm Trauma
- Hand Trauma
- Non-Traumatic Upper Limb Disorders
- Hip Dislocation
- Femoral Fractures
- Knee, Leg and Foot Trauma
- AVN and Other Lower Limb Regional Disorders
- Spinal Trauma
- Non-Traumatic Spinal Disorders
- Spondylolisthesis and IVDP
- Pelvic Trauma
- Pyogenic Bone and Joint Infection
- Tuberculosis of Bones and Joints
- Paediatric Fractures
- CTEV and Angular Knee Deformities
- Congenital Anomalies, Perthes Disease and SCFE
- Rickets and Childhood Metabolic Bone Disease
- Osteoporosis and Adult Osteomalacia
- Paget's Disease and Parathyroid Bone Disease
- Degenerative and Rheumatoid Joint Disease
- Seronegative Spondyloarthritis and Crystal Arthropathy
- Nerve Injuries
- Benign Bone Tumours
- Malignant Bone Tumours
- Implants, Splints and Traction Devices
- Amputation, Prosthetics and Joint Replacement
- Sports Injury