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| What is the medical term for "bunion"? |
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| What is the most common surgical procedure used to remove a bunion? |
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| If bilateral bunionectomies required, which foot will most likely be operated on first? |
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| The one with the worst deformity |
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| What does the surgical technologist need to change frequently for the surgeon in a bunionectomy? |
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| What is used to retract the skin flaps in the first step of a bunionectomy? |
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| What does the surgical technologist need to avoid when retracting the capsule? Why? |
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| Applying too much pressure because the metatarsal neck must be preserved. |
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| What instruments are used to remove the exostosis (bunion)? |
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| Straight ostiotome, microsagittal saw, and small rongure |
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| Insertion of what two muscles are severed in the second stage of a bunionectomy? |
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| Adductus hallucis tendon and flexor hallucis brevis |
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| What is placed under the transverse intermetatarsal ligament to protect the neurovascular bundle that lies beneath it? |
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| What is needed if deformity is not corrected after stage two of the bunionectomy? |
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| In stage three of a bunionectomy, what is the surgical technologist's major role? |
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| Plantar flex the joint to reduce tension |
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| What is used to grasp the fibular sesamoid in a sesamoidectomy during a bunionectomy? |
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| What is closed first in a bunionectomy? |
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| What size and type of suture is used to close the remaining capsule? |
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| What are possible causes of bunions? |
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| Pointed toe shoes, shoes that don't fit properly, arthritis, poilo, and pointe dancing. |
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