Orthopedic Surgery For Kids! Trivia Quiz

Answer: Musculoskeletal System

There are many types of injuries under this heading. There are muscular trauma, skeletal trauma, sports injuries, tumors and degenerative diseases. There are two common spellings of this type of medicine: orthopedic and the original spelling of orthopaedic.

Answer: Kneecap

A broken kneecap occurs when the small round bone (patella) that sits over the front of your knee joint breaks. Often with the breaking of the patella, the patellar or quadriceps tendon can also tear. These muscles connect the kneecap to the large bones of the leg. Surgery to repair the tear is very common, as is surgery to realign the kneecap.

The replacement of the patella, if it is shattered, is a much more involved surgery.

Answer: Fingers

The bones of the fingers are called phalanges (plural) or phalanx (singular). It isn't easy to heal broken fingers as they can't usually be put in a cast; they can only be immobilized with a splint and heal in a few weeks. If surgery is done, you need to be sure you see the best possible surgeon as your hand can be stiff or not work properly if its not done well.

Answer: Horse blood

This was one of the early forms of orthopedic medicine. This was an unsanitary method of treatment but the horse blood dried to a stiff splint until the wound could be properly assessed.

Answer: Hip

As humans age, their bones become more brittle. They can be more easily broken. Older people can become less steady on their feet and they can fall. When a younger person falls, they usually land on hands and knees. When an older person falls, they are much more likely to land on a hip; and with brittle bones, the hip can break.

There are several types of surgery styles for the repair of a broken hip but replacement has become the option of choice in most countries. The modern total hip replacement was pioneered by Sir John Charnley.

Answer: Arthroscopy

Arthroscopy is a minimally invasive form of surgery, involving a small incision to insert an arthroscope (a type of endoscope) into the joint. It involves less surgical time, less healing time and less risk of infection. This became the most popular and widely used form of surgery for knee and shoulder surgeries in the latter part of the twentieth century.

The endoscope has gone through many incarnations since it was first developed by Georg Wolf in 1906. The Endoscope began as a rigid appliance and has since evolved to flexible and fiber optic.

Answer: Shoulder

There are several different kinds of shoulder surgery. Most of them are in regard to the rotator cuff. This is a group of tendons and ligaments that can become torn or stretched. This type of corrective surgery is usually done arthroscopically and if done correctly, needs only physical therapy to regain a normal range of motion.

Answer: Buddy wrapping

Buddy wrapping is also called buddy taping. The broken or injured toe or finger is taped to the digit next to it for stability. They are wrapped with tape, separated by cotton so as not to injure the skin, and kept immobile until healed.

Answer: Children

Orthopedic surgery was developed in France, with the name derived from the Greek words orthos ("correct", "straight") and paidion ("child"). In France, the earliest orthopedic surgery was used to correct deformities in children with Nicholas André, a French professor at the University of Paris, writing a textbook about his methods in 1741.

Answer: Traction

There are two types of traction: skin traction and skeletal traction. These non-surgical methods are used to relieve pressure on the spine and straighten broken bones. Most of the early methods of traction have been upgraded since early times. In early times, just hanging a person upside down would be used for many different types of illnesses and injuries.

But even in today's world, a crown of screws is still used to keep the neck immobile after surgery. And hanging upside down has resurfaced as a popular method of stretching the spine and aiding in back pain.