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Thursday, 1 December 2016

image based Q.60 - Imperfect match

Q.- Which one of these is mismatched? (These are disorders matched with relevant instruments used to measure/diagnose/treat them).


a. Dynamometer - Grip strength
b. RIA (reamer irrigator aspirator) - Fracture nonunion
c. KT 1000 - Ligament testing
d. MARS - Infection
































































Answer -
d

MARS or metal artifact reduction sequence is specialised MRI scan used to perform in condition when metallic implants is in situ.

KT 1000 is used in diagnosing ligament injuries like ACL, PCL etc.

RIA is used to extract bone marrow from medullary cavity of long bones through reaming and is helpful in nonunion.

Dynamometer is used for measuring hand grip strength eg. Jamar dynamometer

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