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The nurse instructs the patient who is to have a unicompartmental knee replacement that a major advantage of this partial knee replacement is that:
 
  a. the patient will be up and walking 2 to 3 hours after the operation.
  b. the kneecap is completely removed.
  c. the procedure is especially helpful in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
  d. a small titanium disk replaces the worn cartilage.

Question 2

What is the large, fan-shaped muscle that covers the anterior chest from the sternum to the proximal end of the humerus and acts on the joint of the shoulder to flex, adduct, and rotate?
 
  a. Serratus anterior
  b. Intercostal
  c. Transversus abdominis
  d. Pectoralis major



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty is also referred to as partial knee replacement in which the worn cartilage is replaced with a plastic disk. It is not as invasive as a full knee replacement and does not disturb the kneecap so that the patient can be up and walking in 2 to 3 hours after surgery. It is not recommended for RA patients.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
Pectoralis major is the large, fan-shaped muscle that covers the anterior chest and is an adductor muscle, which will cause the shoulder to flex.




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